Are you interested in reading and discussing books, poetry or short stories that could impact your personal and professional lives? Join us for fun, and interesting discussions - all DHMC staff and providers are welcome!

Discussions will be facilitated by Suzanne Brown, Professor of English at Dartmouth College. Reading materials will be provided at no cost to participants.

Session 1: Wednesday, April 1, 2009 - Shared Decision-Making
5:30-7:30pm; Auditorium F

• "When Doctors are in Doubt," article by Mary Carmichael
• "Being There," essay by Jerome Groopman
• 4 pieces from Kitchen Table Wisdom by Rachel Naomi Remen:
  • "The Question"
  • "Grandmother Eve"
  • "Attached or Committed"
  • "Attached or Committed 2"

Session 2: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 - Communication and Conflict: Saying the Unsayable
5:30-7:30pm; Auditorium D

• "Home Burial," poem by Robert Frost
• "Cathedral," short story by Raymond Carver

Session 3: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 - A Small Good Thing: Small Acts and Big Problems
5:30-7:30pm; Auditorium D

• "A Small, Good Thing," short story by Raymond Carver
• "Pies," response to Carver’s “A Small, Good Thing” by Timothy J. Fisher

To register or for more information, email Heather Blunt or call 650-8562 by March 25, 2009. Space is limited - sign up early! First-come, first-served - with preference given to those who can attend all or most sessions.

Literature & Medicine: Humanities at the Heart of Health Care is a program of the New Hampshire Humanities Council, sponsored at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center by the Dartmouth Biomedical Libraries.