Oppression or Protection: Reflecting on Medicine and Justice Through
Narrative Medicine
Abstract
Early in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 pandemic, our medical center, like
many, halted in-person learning activities. The narrative medicine
sessions we planned for the pediatric hematology/oncology fellows were
no exception. At this time we also witnessed waves of civil unrest
fueled by systemic racism toward Americans of color. Amidst the
isolation, apprehension, and turmoil, we turned to narrative medicine.
To keep our participants safe and work around novel constraints, we
adapted the narrative medicine curriculum for virtual delivery.