Eichler Seminar with Dr. Kathryn Kirkland
Sometimes You Need a Doctor Who Can Read Poetry Dr. Mishra & Prof. Carpenter-Song welcome Dr. Kirkland to share methods and insights on reading poetry to refine clinical abilities
Dartmouth Health Care Foundations Eric Eichler ’57 Foundations in Medicine and Humanities Seminar Series at The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy & Clinical Practice
Sometimes You Need a Doctor Who Can Read Poetry
Tuesday, April 25, 2023
6:00 to 7:00 PM Eastern
Via Zoom, free, open to all
Advanced registration required: https://www.dartgo.org/e57apr23
We need clinicians who expertly understand medical science. But that is not enough to holistically care for another person. The practice of medicine requires other forms of knowledge. Learning to closely read poetry or other forms of literature can develop a particular set of skills that are critical to helping patients and other team members navigate situations of uncertainty and moral ambiguity. Dr. Kathy Kirkland has worked with her multidisciplinary palliative care team to develop their reading skills and will share an exercise that illustrates how the practice of close reading is essential to the work of healing.
Guest Speaker: Kathryn B. Kirkland, MD, MED ’86
Professor of Medicine, the Geisel School of Medicine;
Professor, The Dartmouth Institute;
Dorothy and John J. Byrne, Jr., Distinguished Chair in Palliative Medicine;
Section Chief and Director, Palliative Care;
Director, Humanities in Medicine program, Department of Medicine