Drawing from her expertise as a psychiatrist and an author, Christine Montross, MD, MA, will lead a virtual talk titled “The Story is at the Center: The Shared Territory of Writing and Medicine” on Wed., April 10, from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. Dr. Montross’ talk is the third in a three-part virtual series, “Telling the Stories of the Health Humanities.”
Healthcare providers are present during some of the most critical moments in human existence; birth, death, diagnosis, treatment, cure, or failure to cure.
Dr. Montross will explore the intricate relationship between writing and medicine, to shed light on the dynamics of storytelling in the medical field that range from shaping patient narratives to fostering physicians’ introspection.
She will focus on her latest book, Waiting for an Echo: The Madness of American Incarceration which examines how mental illness intersects with the criminal justice in the United States.
To register for the event, go to https://udmercy-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMqd–qrz8iHd1JUmGtaJAka0r1l3epjhWb#/registration
This project is made possible in part by the University of Detroit Mercy’s Titan Innovation Fund and is co-sponsored by the UDM Health Humanities Minor Development Committee, the College of Liberal Arts & Education, the College of Health Professions, the Department of English, and the Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology.
For any questions or inquiries, contact Prof. Rosemary Weatherston at weatherr@udmercy.edu
Christine Montross, MD, MA is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. She is a practicing inpatient psychiatrist and performs forensic psychiatric examinations. Dr. Montross’s first book, Body of Work, was named an Editors’ Choice by The New York Times and one of The Washington Post’s best nonfiction books of 2007. Her second book, Falling Into the Fire, was named a New Yorker Book to Watch Out For. Her latest book, Waiting for an Echo: The Madness of American Incarceration, was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize.
