Upcoming EventsTBA
Past EventsHeart to Heart: Renal & Pulmonary Diseases
February 21, 2019 Heart to Heart: Genetic Diseases
October 23, 2018 Heart to Heart: Women's Health
December 8, 2017 A diverse panel of women share their stories of how obstetric and gynecologic experiences and diseases have impacted their lives Heart to Heart: Autoimmune & Infectious Diseases
November 27, 2017 A diverse panel of volunteer patients to share their incredible stories of how autoimmune and infectious diseases have impacted their lives Heart to Heart: Neurological & Psychiatric Diseases
October 20, 2017 A diverse panel of patients and community members to share their incredible stories of how neurological and psychiatric diseases have impacted their lives Heart to Heart: Genetic Diseases
September 29, 2017 A diverse panel of volunteer patients to share their incredible stories of how genetic diseases have impacted their lives Heart to Heart: Religion and Spirituality
June 6, 2017 Patients from diverse faith backgrounds (Christianity, Judaism, Islam, and Universal Spirituality) share their stories of how their faith has impacted their journeys in medicine Heart to Heart: Gastrointestinal & Endocrine Diseases
May 25, 2017 A diverse panel of volunteer patients share their incredible stories of how gastrointestinal and endocrine diseases have impacted their lives Heart to Heart: Cardiovascular, Pulmonary, & Renal Diseases
March 6, 2017 A diverse panel of volunteer patients share their incredible stories of how cardiovascular, pulmonary, and renal diseases have impacted their lives Heart to Heart: Autoimmune & Infectious Diseases
December 9, 2016 A diverse panel of voluneer patients to share their incredible stories of how autoimmune and infectious diseases have impacted their lives |
About
In order to humanize the diseases and concepts learned about in medical school, the MHNM IG brings in patients (and their loved ones) to share their stories and wisdom with future doctors during our ongoing Heart to Heart patient panel series Testimonials
Students/Audience Members "Hearing the story from the patient was a wonderful reminder of why we are learning medicine" - UW Medical Student
"This [event] really made me feel deeply impacted to hear real, raw stories from real patients. To hear about their diseases and experiences in the context of their life was powerful!" - UW Medical Student "I really, really enjoyed this. It humanized the diseases we have been learning about!" - UW Medical Student "So powerful. A great reminder of the humanity behind the diagnosis" - UW Medical Student "It is so important to hear patient stories. It sounded like some of them hadn't been able to share their story with previous docs, but when they finally found a doc who listened, they were treated/healed" - UW Medical Student "I truly love hearing the patient stories, especially because they bring up valuable lessons seen in practice currently that I can improve on in the future" - Physician who attended our event "This event should be more vigorously promoted. The word needs to get out!" - UW Medical Student Patients/ Panelists
"Thank you for this experience. It really helped me heal"
"I loved the idea of this event and how the students were able to relate what they were learning [in class] to the people in front of them" "If I can help just one person, it's worth it" "Being asked to share my experience was an honor! Thank you for asking me to be part of the panel. I learned from the other speakers and enjoyed meeting the students." "There's never enough time to tell the entire story, but I know that especially in a medical school setting some good will come out of a very difficult experience" "If it can help to tell our story for the benefit of medical students, I see it as a good experience" "It was fun being on a panel this time to hear others' stories" |