Dr. Ellen Michaelson stopped by the Bunker to talk about her debut novel The Care of Strangers.
And this is one of those delightful interviews where the writer, and Brad, discovers something! To be honest, Brad wasn’t sure how you draw a line from doctor to novelist, but Ellen connected all the dots, including her work with NW Narrative Medical Collaborative, an initiative that helps train doctors how to hear patient stories in order to provide better care.
About Ellen Michaelson
Ellen Michaelson is a physician in Portland, Oregon, and an MFA graduate from Pacific University. She is an assistant professor of Medicine at OHSU and vice president of the board of the NW Narrative Medicine Collaborative. She was an NEH Fellow in Medical Humanities and attended Breadloaf Writers Conference.
Her work has appeared in Creative Nonfiction, Portland Monthly, Women in Solitude (SUNY Press), and Literature in Medicine. The Care of Strangers is her first book.
