"Drawing Patients Closer" - The Integration of Opera and Story in Medicine

The sketches of his patients and the poetry he creates based on their histories have made Dr. Alan Blum '69 a popular speaker at previous reunions. Composer Emory Waters '69 has created a quasi-operatic piece using stories and sketches from Dr. Blum's books Ladies in Waiting, Gentle Men, and Seeing Patients. See and hear the piece performed live with musicians, narration and video images. Presented by the Class of 1969.

Drawing Patients Closer Audio Recording

Presentations

“Seeing Patients: The Sketchiest Details”

University of Alabama School of Medicine College of Community Health Sciences

Relate Series for Third-Year Students, July 17, 2020

“Seeing Patients: Compassion and the Art of Medicine”

Health Humanities at the University of Calgary School of Medicine, July 13, 2020

“Seeing Patients: The Sketchiest Details”

The Art of Medicine Rounds, August 1, 2019

“Seeing Patients: Compassion and the Art of Medicine”

FSU College of Medicine Humanities Grand Rounds, February 2013