<unk>  is a discipline of applying the skill of analyzing literature to interviewing patients. A basic premise of<unk>  is that how a patient speaks about their illness or problem is similar to a story in literature in that the account has a "plot" (how they relate what is going on) with "characters" (themselves and others in their lives) and is filled with "metaphors" (picturesque, emotional and symbolic ways of speaking), and becoming conversant in literary stories facilitates understanding the stories which patients bring.<unk>  is a medical approach that utilizes patients'<unk> s in clinical practice, research, and education as a way to promote healing. Beyond the attempt to reach a more accurate diagnosis, it aims to address the relational and psychological dimensions that occur in tandem with physical illness, with an attempt to deal with the individual stories of patients. In doing this,<unk>  aims not only to validate the experience of the patient, but also to encourage creativity and self-reflection in the physician. Two first year medical students at Lewis Katz School of Medicine writing/journaling about their experiences in the hospital.
Narrative medicine
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Space medicine
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Traditional Chinese medicine
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