Narratives of North Broad Podcast - Stories From Temple Health
Welcome to the Narratives of North Broad Podcast! We believe in stories. We believe stories heal, inspire, build community, and can change the world.This podcast will celebrate the stories of those at Temple Health. We will ask our guests about their paths to medicine, what they are most passionate about in medicine today, the challenges and rewards of working at Temple, how they find balance in their lives, and what advice they have for students and trainees. There are so many people throughout our community who help make this an incredible place in North Philadelphia. Hosts are Hank Davis, a medical student at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine (LKSOM) at Temple University in Philadelphia, and Michael Vitez, a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist who is now the Director of the Narrative Medicine program at LKSOM. Instagram: @narrativesofnorthbroad
Narratives of North Broad Podcast - Stories From Temple Health
#2: Dr. Jocelyn Edathil - Balancing being a Nun and Hospitalist
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Hank and Michael with guest Dr. Jocelyn Edathil
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Season 1
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Episode 2
In this episode, Hank and Michael sit down with Sister Jocelyn Edathil who is also a Hospitalist at Temple University Hospital. She is both a physician and a Catholic Nun. Not only was she born at Temple University Hospital, she now walks the hospital halls in her habit. We discuss how being a Nun helps her connect with her patients, but also some of the challenges it brings while caring for her patients. We talk about her vow of poverty and the way her spirituality counters physician burn out.
(Note: this episode was recorded on September 17, 2019)
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