### 날짜 : 2024-03-22 14:44 ### 주제 : Common Genres #스토리텔링 #공부 ---- # 4.1.2.1 Genres in Medicine When discussing genres within the realm of medicine, it's essential to recognize that we're moving away from traditional literary genres and toward formats and approaches unique to medical communication and education. Some of these include: ### Medical Textbooks - **Features**: Educational content meant for medical students and professionals; includes detailed descriptions, diagrams, and explanations of medical conditions and treatments. - **Example:** "Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine" ### Case Reports and Case Series - **Features**: Detailed presentations of a single patient (case report) or a series of patients (case series) showcasing unique or noteworthy clinical presentations, diagnoses, or treatments. - **Example:** The New England Journal of Medicine Case Reports ### Review Articles - **Features**: Summations of existing literature on a particular topic in medicine, giving an overview of current knowledge and potential directions for future research. - **Example:** Annual Review of Medicine ### Clinical Practice Guidelines - **Features**: Systematically developed and evidence-based recommendations intended to assist practitioners and patients in making decisions about appropriate healthcare for specific clinical circumstances. - **Example:** American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association guidelines on the management of heart conditions ### Medical Journals - **Features**: Periodical publications about medical theories, research, and case studies directed at medical professionals. - **Example:** The Lancet, JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association) ### Patient Education Materials - **Features**: Information designed to inform patients about their conditions, treatments, and healthcare maintenance in layman's terms. - **Example:** Brochures or booklets on managing diabetes, provided by healthcare organizations or doctor's offices ### Health and Wellness Blogs - **Features**: Informal and often more personal articles focused on health tips, medical news, disease prevention, and healthy lifestyle practices. - **Example:** Mayo Clinic’s health blog ### Narrative Medicine - **Features**: Incorporates narratives or storytelling in medical practice to improve the patient-caregiver relationship and help care providers better understand and address patient needs. - **Example:** "The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down" by Anne Fadiman ### Medical Humanities - **Features**: An interdisciplinary field where methods from humanities and social sciences are utilized to analyze, understand, and explain aspects of medicine and healthcare. - **Example:** Literature, essays, and art that delve into the human side of practicing medicine ### Biomedical Research Articles - **Features**: Scholarly articles reporting the methodology and results from original research conducted in the field of medicine and biology. - **Example:** Articles published in BioMed Central journals ### Medical Ethics Essays - **Features**: Discussions of moral principles and concerns in clinical practice and medical research, often highlighting dilemmas and proposing ethical frameworks for decision-making. - **Example:** "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot (though this is a full book, it delves deeply into ethics) ### Medical Thrillers (Fiction) - **Features**: Novels that integrate medical science with the thriller genre, often involving conspiracies, epidemics, and biotechnology hazards. - **Example:** "Coma" by Robin Cook Genres within medicine serve different purposes, responding to diverse audiences, including healthcare professionals, researchers, students, and patients. An in-depth understanding of these genres and their respective conventions is crucial for anyone involved in the creation, dissemination, or consumption of medical knowledge and narratives.