April is National Poetry Month! To celebrate, we've put together a collection of articles on the importance of poetry (and literature in general) in medicine. Read on to get inspired.
It's National Poetry Month. Allow Me to Prescribe You a Poem
Why Poetry Matters in Medicine
A Case for Humanities in Medicine
Does Anyone Read Books Anymore?
How Narrative Medicine Brought Wonder Back
Doximity also publishes poetry by clinicians via our Medical Humanities vertical. Check out some recent work below:
The Illnesses That Slip in Through the Body's Seams
'Pieces of Himself Misplaced, Lost, Multiplying, Vicious'
Interested in sharing a poem of your own with the Doximity community? Add a haiku to this "Scrub in the Blank" card, or submit to Medical Humanities here.
Illustration by April Brust
