Date of Award
January 2020
Document Type
Open Access Thesis
Degree Name
Medical Doctor (MD)
Department
Medicine
First Advisor
Anna Reisman
Abstract
This thesis analyzes clinician-authored narratives about mental illness. Through this lens, it argues that the writing and reading of medical narratives can facilitate the development of key clinical skills such as structural competence and situated knowledge – terms that this thesis will define and discuss at length. It will argue that clinicians who write about structural barriers to health do so to develop a deeper understanding about their vulnerable and marginalized patient populations. It will assert that clinicians who pursue situated knowledge can positively impact health outcomes. Ultimately, this thesis will compare what clinician-authored narratives can achieve with what patient centered advocacy sets out to do. It will contend that writing is a tool for improving patient care that has a different but vital function from the important work of advocacy.
Recommended Citation
Singh, Anusha, "Writing The Gap: The Role Of Clinician-Authored Narratives In Building Structural Competence And Situated Knowledge In Service Of Marginalized Patient Populations" (2020). Yale Medicine Thesis Digital Library. 3952.
https://elischolar.library.yale.edu/ymtdl/3952
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Comments
This is an Open Access Thesis.