Arizona :::
Connecticut :::
Delaware :::
Florida :::
Hawaii :::
Illinois :::
Maryland :::
Massachusetts :::
Missouri :::
Montana :::
Nebraska :::
New Hampshire :::
New Jersey :::
North Carolina :::
Rhode Island :::
South Carolina :::
Utah :::
Vermont :::
Virginia :::
Editor-in-Chief
Lizz Sinclair
with
Victoria Bonebakker
syn·apse
(si'-naps', si-naps') noun
A specialized junction where transmission of information takes place between a nerve fibre and another nerve cell, or between a nerve fibre and a muscle or gland cell.
[New Latin synapsis, from Greek, juncture, from synaptein to fasten together, from syn- + haptein to fasten]
Submission
Info
We invite your thoughts, questions, ideas and column submissions!
Deadline
for submissions
for the next
issue of Synapse:
September 30, 2008
::: feature article ::: read more
Join us in the heart of downtown Chicago to learn everything you need to know to launch a successful Literature & Medicine program! A participant at our last Institute said, ‘I left energized and ready to start a program at my hospital!’ You will, too.
Special Announcements
::: special announcements ::: read more
Caring for the Caregiver: Perspectives on Literature and Medicine, Literature & Medicine’ first national conference • Podcasts given by leaders in the literature and medicine movement • The new Literature & Medicine anthology • The 2007 participant evaluations • Welcome to Missouri!
Judy Schaefer
From the Inside Out
::: authors
speak about their work ::: read more
Judy Schaefer is a pioneer in the literature and medicine movement, not only for her own writing, but also for her work co-editing ground-breaking anthologies of writing by nurses, such as Between the Heartbeats.
Veneta Masson recently interviewed Ms. Schaefer, whom she describes as ‘one of the principal go-to persons for the nurse-writer who wants information about other writers, workshops, conferences, [and] publishing opportunities...’
Martin Newhouse
Eye Witness
::: reflections from people involved in the Literature & Medicine program ::: read more
Martin Newhouse shares his thoughts on the Literature & Medicine program from his unique persepctive as a facilitator and as a board member for the Massachussetts Foundation for the Humanities.
‘Both the humanities content—the poetry, fiction, history, and analysis ... —and the cross-departmental nature of the dialogue are bound, in my view, to improve the ability of the participants to deal with their everyday lives, and hence have a positive effect on the delivery of health services ...’
Must Reads
::: facilitators review readings you don’t want to miss! ::: read more
An avid reader and a facilitator who is always up for a challenge, Margery Irvine shares her thoughts on the value of occasionally selecting books with characters that may be hard to like.
National Connections
::: Literature & Medicine news from humanities councils across the country ::: read more
We need your feedback!
- What would you like to see in future editions?
- If you are in a Literature & Medicine program, would you be interested in contributing to a column?
Please send your feedback to Synapse editor Lizz Sinclair
Subscribe to Synapse, the e-magazine of Literature & Medicine: Humanities at the Heart of Health Care®. Synapse provides a forum for our Literature & Medicine community to share information, stories, questions, ideas, and suggestions. Synapse is published by the Maine Humanities Council twice a year through the Harriet P. Henry Center for the Book. The National Endowment for the Humanities has provided major funding for Literature & Medicine. To read previous issues of Synapse, please see the archives.
Web : West End Webs
Literature & Medicine has received major support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.