Jacqueline Genovese reflects on a dinner and discussion series that lets Stanford physicians experience the "slow medicine of literature."
Author: Jacqueline Genovese
Medicine and the Muse teams up with Sorbonne Université in Paris
A team from Stanford's Medicine and the Muse were special guests at the Sorbonne for a collaboration exploring empathy and emotion in clinical encounters.
After cancer: A new way of being family
After her older sister died from cancer, 25-year-old Jacqueline Genovese took over care for her children, a 2-year-old and a 4-year-old.
A galvanizing exhibit explores issues raised by Frankenstein
A new exhibit at Stanford's Cantor Arts Center draws on the themes of technology, medicine and ethics raised in Mary Shelley's novel, Frankenstein.
On memoirs, social media and what it means to be human
Social media, unlike memoirs, can problematically create an image of a sanitized, perfect existence that is removed from real lives, Jacqueline Genovese writes.
“The Still Point” — A performance inspired by pain and love
“Play all the musics. Climb all the things.” That was the last text Benjamin Robison received from his friend and fellow Stanford medical student Maria …
Stanford Medicine’s Open Mic: Using music and art to express the human connection
Second-year Stanford medical student Sheun (Shay) Aluko recently commented that "there will never be a need to use Google Translate on a piece of art …
Stanford med students hone their storytelling skills under the stars
When Ruth Marks came to Stanford's medical school, she hoped to find a way to share her love of improv with her fellow students and …
Physician-writers reflect on uncertainty in medicine
As resident Matt Stevenson, MD, read from his essay “I’m someone who cares” during last month’s Stanford’s Pegasus Physician Writers reader’s forum, soft piano music …
“What a lift to one’s morale”: Stanford physicians take time from busy schedules to discuss art
When Stanford physician Nawal Atwan Johansen, MD, read here on Scope about the Art Observation and Clinical Skills course offered to medical students, she thought, “This …
The art of observation – and how it benefits clinicians and non-clinicians alike
Anne Kenner, a fellow in Stanford’s Distinguished Career Institute, was an assistant U.S. district attorney in New York and San Francisco for 14 years, and …
How a cancer diagnosis led to nation’s first crowdfunding platform for medical research
When Molly Lindquist heard the words, "You have breast cancer," at the age of 32, her first thought was not about her treatment or even …
Anna Deavere Smith explores “crossing the line” of being sick and dying
The New York Times has written that Anna Deavere Smith, playwright, actress and professor, is the “ultimate impressionist. She does people’s souls.” It was Jonathan King’s …
Medical students and physicians share their writings on “becoming a real doctor”
The dilemma of being a medical student on clinical rounds who wants to help patients but can’t was captured by third-year student Raymond Deng in …
Learning from patients by walking in their shoes
Where else but at a medical conference in Silicon Valley would you hear the term "empathy hack"? The concept of the empathy hack unites the …
A nurse becomes a doctor
When I heard that first-year medical student Mariposa Garth-Pelly was a nurse, I had to meet her. I have extensive experience, sadly, with the critical …