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MED 53Q

Storytelling in Medicine

UNITS:3
GRADING:Letter or Credit/No Credit
LEVEL:Undergrad
GER:WAY-CE

Stories are at the core of medical practice, but the skills developed are applicable across disciplines, including technology and business. Storytelling in Medicine is a Sophomore Seminar designed to teach skills in multiple modalities of storytelling including narrative, journalism, oral, social media, academic presentations and visual storytelling for different audiences. This seminar combines small groups, interactive workshops, and guest speakers who are experts in their fields of medicine. This will also include editing and support to complete your own story by the end of the seminar.

Syllabus for selected term:
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Sections

1 Term
Intro Seminar - Sophomore 1Open
ID: 26074
0 / 15 enrolled
DAYS:Monday, Wednesday
TIME:12:30 PM – 2:20 PM
LOCATION:TBD
INSTRUCTOR:
Yurkiewicz, Ilana, Steele, Natasha
3units

MED 53Q: Storytelling in Medicine

3 units · Letter or Credit/No Credit · GER: WAY-CE

Stories are at the core of medical practice, but the skills developed are applicable across disciplines, including technology and business. Storytelling in Medicine is a Sophomore Seminar designed to teach skills in multiple modalities of storytelling including narrative, journalism, oral, social media, academic presentations and visual storytelling for different audiences. This seminar combines small groups, interactive workshops, and guest speakers who are experts in their fields of medicine. This will also include editing and support to complete your own story by the end of the seminar.

Offered in Spring 2027 at Stanford University.

Spring 2027 sections

  • Intro Seminar - Sophomore — Monday Wednesday 12:30 PM – 2:20 PM — Yurkiewicz, Ilana, Steele, Natasha (Undergrad)

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