"The Short Coat Podcast" - "A Fullness of Uncertain Significance" interview

I have been enamoured with the Writing and Humanities Program imbedded in the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine for years and was delighted when the opportunity arose to have a conversation with Dave Etler and four Iowa medical students about the book.

Our interview covers my career, the process of creating a book, and the value of narrative and reflection in medical school.

You can listen to the entire podcast here.

Thanks to Dave Etler, Nicole Hines, Zach Shepard, Sarah Costello, and AJ Chodhury!

LINK TO PODCAST

Interview conducted: 11/12/2021

Podcast released: 11/18/2021

Information about the book is here.

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Tuesday 11/16/2021 at 12:00 CST - 15th Annual MCW Medical Humanities Lecture

Join in to hear me talk about Narrative Medicine, close reading, medical education, and my book, A Fullness of Uncertain Significance: Stories of Surgery, Clarity, & Grace, Tuesday at 12:00 CST. Follow the link here to join the conversation.

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Now, the hard part begins ...

This week's launch activities were wonderful.

The in-person launch on Tuesday, 9/28/2021 was a delight. About ninety wonderful friends, colleagues, writers, residents, and family gathred for a gorgeous evening on the patio at City Light Brewing Company in Milwaukee. Sean Malone asked great questions. I connected with so many people! It was heart warming. Even my grandson seemed to have fun! We did record the event, so I might be able to make it available.

The virtual Zoom launch on Wednesday, 9/29/2021, was also great. Jenna Zerbel and I had a conversation, and Shannon Ishizaki fielded questions from the 42 participants. A recording should be available soon.

I loved the interaction. Reading a few of my essays was delightful. The hard ones will always be hard.

NEXT STEPS

The adventure continues. Now that the excitement of the launches is in the past, I will try to connect with media outlets, colleagues, and anyone who might be interested in helping bring the book to a wider audience. I have pitches out to a couple of national NPR news shows. Here's hoping that I can connect with the nice people at NPR, WHYY, WUWM, WNYC, and MPR.

I received my first podcast invitation today!

Reaching a wider audience might not happen; I know that. But, if it does, it will do so - not because the book is a particularly worthy literary effort - but because the right person talked to the other right person and brought it to their attention. Here's to our networks.

Thanks!

A Fullness of Uncertain Significance: Stories of Surgery, Clarity, and Grace

Options for ordering the book:

If you want a signed copy, order directly from the publisher, Ten16Press: Hardcover or paperback

You can also order from a great independent bookstore, for example: Brookline Booksmith, Prairie Lights, Books & Company,The Strand, or Boswell Book Company

If you must order from Amazon or B&N, please leave a review!

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