February 1, 2024, UtahPresents, the Resiliency Center and the Center for Health Ethics, Arts, and Humanities will present the sixth in the series of Healthcare Stories at Kingsbury Hall. This year’s theme will be “Promise.” Stories might address imagined futures, potential pathways, new opportunities, vows, commitments, and moments of growth, as well as journeys that took unexpected detours and relationships that changed.
We are pleased to announce the storytellers for Healthcare Stories: Promise, which have been selected from across our healthcare community, including clinicians, patients, family members, staff, faculty and students.
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Here are some national and local storytelling resources that inspire us: The Moth, The Nocturnists, The Bee.
2023 Storytellers
Marc Babitz, MD, Retired Family Physician
Charity Christensen, PA-C, Assistant Professor
Patrick Becker, MPA, Volunteer Services Supervisor, University of Utah Hospital
Donna Branson, Director of Patient and Public Education, Huntsman Cancer Institute
José Rodriguez, MD, FAAFP, Associate Vice President for Health Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, Professor
Beth Vukin, MD, Associate Professor
University of Utah Black Cultural Center’s Meligha Garfield and Sara Cody share insights on celebrating Juneteenth respectfully and emphasize the importance of understanding its history to avoid misappropriation.
The majority of long-term care needs are placed upon family members who often receive minimal support. Seeking to reduce the caregiver burden, College of Nursing Assistant Professor Jacqueline Eaton, shares an arts-based approach for engaging caregivers of people living with dementia through her research and ethnodramas.