WhyDoctorsWrite

Documentary on finding humanity in medicine through writing, humanities, and the arts. 👩🏿‍⚕️👨🏾‍⚕️👩🏻‍⚕️👨🏽‍⚕️👨🏿‍⚕️👩🏼‍⚕️ Ken Browne Productions

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Thank you @CollegeofPhys
for the invite and honor to screen @WhyDoctorsWrite on December 9, 2025 at the "birthplace of American medicine"
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Congrats @GoldFdtn on the choice of Dr. Kathleen Reeves to succeed Dr. Richard Levin @RILPresAPGF under whose #leadership the Gold Foundation has shown unwavering support in @WhyDoctorsWrite as a film worth making and bringing to clinicians and teachers.

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We are pleased to announce that Kathleen Reeves, MD, a visionary leader in urban bioethics, compassionate pediatrician, exemplar in humanism, & groundbreaking medical educator at @templemedschool, will be the next Gold Foundation President & CEO. https://t.co/Mj8MgSLr1F #meded

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@JBaruchMD GREAT title for a talk by @JBaruchMD and hopefully a sequel film toe #whydoctorswrite

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@JBaruchMD @MikkaelSekeres @deborahblum @MITMuseum @mitpress @Brown_Emergency This is a must see! #whydoctorswrite

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Amazing news! Why Doctors Write: Finding Humanity in Medicine was just selected by VENEZIA SHORTS ITALY via https://t.co/OGhOj1oG7k! Thanks to supporters in rolling out film to the medical community @StanfordMedMuse @BLReview @NarrativeMed @PegasusWriters

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Thrilled to celebrate 2nd anniversary of @WhyDoctorsWrite at the @StanfordMedMuse -
Recent screenings include @montclairMedHum @APApsychiatric. Thank you supporters @audreyshafer @downstatedoctor @danielleofri @RitaCharon Digital site licenses available https://t.co/SOFPbd1lYt

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@audreyshafer And a great citizen at that! Congrats

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Congrats @JBaruchMD for bringing your writing to the world - thank you @penguinrandom for packaging the world of the ER into such a compelling case for #whydoctorswrite #EmergencyMedicine
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Can poetry possibly matter in a time like this? Harvard’s Tracy K. Smith knows the answer. https://t.co/QbRUu3aP4w

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Honored to present #whydoctorswrite as part of 2022 @StanfordCAREs seminar on Medical Humanities: Medicine & Creative Writing lead by amazing writer-MD @jennpien from @PegasusWriters with contributions from 2022 #CAREScholars

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Congrats @rocketgirlmd on discussing #physicianwellbeing and #whydoctorswrite - 'When Breath Becomes Air’ the Focus of Well-Being Talk
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Why Storytelling Is Part of Being a Good Doctor | The New Yorker https://t.co/EScrPBNpyD

[Carolyn Hettrich MD MPH FAOA @CarolynHettrich]

Being shot by a patient who is having post-operative pain, or for refusing to prescribe narcotics is not a risk I considered when deciding to go into orthopaedic surgery. ‘No good deed goes unpunished’ is taking on another level of meaning. #MedTwitter #orthotwitter #GunReformNow

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May 25, 8AM, Room 288 don't miss the #whydoctorswrite screening/session with panel of writer-MDs @downstatedoctor @jennpien @davidweillmd along with @danielleofri and doctor-writers featured in the film
Copies of the @BLReview available!
#APAAM2022

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Congrats @downstatedoctor on this timely honor @APA - thank you for chairing the Why Doctors Write screening/session with @jennpien @davidweillmd to share their stories of #whydoctorswrite
May 25, 8AM, Room 288 #APAAM2022

[Dr. Michael Myers @downstatedoctor]

Honored to receive a Presidential Commendation Award from APA President Dr Pender for my work in suicide clinical research, teaching and advocacy. Heartfelt gratitude to my patients, their families, and my students.

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Excited to screen #whydoctorswrite at the 2022 @APAPsychiatric #APAAM22 NOLA meeting with amazing writer-MDs @jennpien @downstatedoctor @davidweillmd May 25 at 8:00am

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Excited and honored that #whydoctorswrite will be screened at @APAPsychiatric 2022 meeting May 21-25 in New Orleans with writer-MDs Michael Myers and Jennifer Pien leading a panel and writing prompt. https://t.co/BS5iwvxa0s
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How does a new medical school define humanism in its curriculum? @HMHSchoolofMed just graduated their first class - 2021 - of doctor-humanists! Congrats. #medicalstudent #doctorwriter #humanisminmedicine #whydoctorswrite

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The entire #whydoctorswrite team sends best wishes to our "essential worker", anesthesiologist-writer cast member, and dedicated champion of our film - which continues to reach the field of medicine and beyond.