The Power of Storytelling in Health Outcomes

Just in time for Veterans Day! Dr. Raya Kheirbek loves her work in geriatric and palliative and her all of her time spent at Washington DC's V.A. Medical Center. In this show she reflects on the power of curiosity and personal story-telling in the doctor-patient relationship. People's everyday struggles are "heroic," she says in this lovely exploration of narrative medicine, an approach that recognizes the value of people's own stories in clinical practice, research, and education as a way to promote healing. This episode was selected for broadcast on ScienceRadio 360. Join us next time when we talk with Jesse Robinson about improv theater and the curious potential of "yes/and."