Getting to the heart of patient stories: developing doctors’ use of narrative inquiry for praxis and phronesis in postgraduate medical education

This research project foregrounds the significance of doctors getting to the heart of patient stories to inform wise decision-making. In this project ‘getting to the heart of patient stories’ means listening and responding wisely (with compassion and analytical rigour). We will run a one-day research workshop with medical educators involved in postgraduate education. In the workshop we will explore and develop participants’ knowledge, skills and expertise in educating foundation doctors in narrative inquiry, recognising its crucial role in praxis and phronesis. Narrative inquiry is an established methodological activity and, in this project, refers to the process of interpreting the stories told to doctors by patients and the stories told by others about each patient (e.g. family and other healthcare providers).

People

	Name	Telephone	Email	Office
	Dr Anne Chappell Head of Department / Reader - Education (Principal investigator)			Gaskell Building 226