The Gazette for Equity in Medicine, also known as G.E.M., is an opportunity for creative writing by both providers and patients that review, recognize, and interpret information relevant to the patient and centers their experience in a respectful and clinically significant manner.
The Gazette for Equity in Medicine (G.E.M) is a new online Narrative Medicine social media blog created by Dr. Dennar that focuses on social medicine and the health of Black, Brown, and Indigenous People of Color (BIPOC). It integrates both the quantitative and qualitative aspects of social science with the biopsychosocial aspects of medical science by utilizing patients, students, and providers’ narratives in medicine to promote education and healing. It is an opportunity to voice the unspoken elements that govern our medical institutions and affect quality care and health outcomes. It centers the experiences of the BIPOC community to bring awareness of the inequities in medicine and healing by illuminating our authentic voices to encourage mindfulness and self-preservation.
I saw Hope begging for Change at the corner
Wide-eyed with a buckled stance and a tin cup,
Hoping that life will gift her with Change
But Hope never asked for money and dollars
Only for possibilities.
Packaged in metal coins
That never found space in her pocket.
Narrative Medicine is a reflective process that centers the experiences of the patients and the community through active listening, critical thinking, and developing the emotional intelligence needed for every patient encounter. Narrative Medicine competency allows for a more thorough understanding of the patient’s experience and how social determinants affect patient outcomes.
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Authors may complete a presubmission inquiry request to learn more about the proposed narrative medicine manuscripts’ suitability or suggest topics by emailing us at GEM@drprincessdennar.com. Use the contact me form and expect a response by email no later than two weeks.
Create a short narrative that centers the patient’s experience told through the lens of the provider, student, or patient as it relates to social determinants in medicine, restorative justice in medicine, and health equity.
Abstract: None
Blog Type: Essays, Personal Vignettes, Poetry, or Spoken Word
Text:
≤ 3 Authors per submission
None required, but can use up to 3 if needed
Identify if fictional, nonfiction (please blind the identity of all people with a pseudonym, if names are used), or a mixture.
When submitting your work, please explain any personal or professional background that connects at least one author to the piece.
Please complete the form with your attached submission.
A member of our staff will review each submission. If you do not hear from us within 14 business days, you should feel free to offer your work elsewhere.
If you have any questions regarding this process, please get in touch with us at GEM@drprincessdennar.com
