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WhyDoctorsWrite

@WhyDoctorsWrite

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

Thank you @CollegeofPhys for the invite and honor to screen @WhyDoctorsWrite on December 9, 2025 at the "birthplace of American medicine" collegeofphysicians.org/events/why-doc…


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.

WhyDoctorsWrite's tweet image. 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.

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. bit.ly/3YQZRQO #meded

GoldFdtn's tweet image. 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. bit.ly/3YQZRQO  #meded


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

WhyDoctorsWrite's tweet image. Amazing news! Why Doctors Write: Finding Humanity in Medicine was just selected by VENEZIA SHORTS ITALY via FilmFreeway.com!   Thanks to supporters in rolling out film to the medical community @StanfordMedMuse @BLReview @NarrativeMed @PegasusWriters

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 whydoctorswrite.org/order

WhyDoctorsWrite's tweet image. 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 whydoctorswrite.org/order

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 penguinrandomhouse.com/books/710646/t…


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

WhyDoctorsWrite's tweet image. 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

Congrats @rocketgirlmd on discussing #physicianwellbeing and #whydoctorswrite - 'When Breath Becomes Air’ the Focus of Well-Being Talk EyeOnSunValley.com/Story_Reader/9…‘When-Breath-Becomes-Air’-the-Focus-of-Well-Being-Talk/


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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


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

WhyDoctorsWrite's tweet image. 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

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

WhyDoctorsWrite's tweet image. 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

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.

downstatedoctor's tweet image. 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.


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

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

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. tinyurl.com/mpjdf8d9 @downstatedoctor @jennpien

WhyDoctorsWrite's tweet image. 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.  tinyurl.com/mpjdf8d9  
@downstatedoctor @jennpien

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 youtu.be/C0UHhu6RwWY

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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.

WhyDoctorsWrite's tweet image. 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.

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.

downstatedoctor's tweet image. 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.


Congrats on national coverage of the @BLReview milestone by @ulabeast achieved under the founding editor and #whydoctorswrite featured writer-MD @danielleofri @NPR @MorningEdition

WhyDoctorsWrite's tweet image. Congrats on national coverage of the @BLReview milestone by @ulabeast achieved under the founding editor and #whydoctorswrite featured writer-MD @danielleofri @NPR @MorningEdition

We're so excited to hear the @NPR story on today's @MorningEdition about BLR's 20th anniversary! Reporter Neda Ulaby explores why a literary magazine at the intersection of health care & the arts is even more important today. buff.ly/3mMpNvX @ulabeast



It’s easy to judge the unvaccinated. As a doctor, I see a better alternative statnews.com/2021/08/27/its… via @statnews #whydoctorswrite


Op-Ed: What I didn't learn in medical school: How to become a writer latimes.com/opinion/story/… #whydoctorswrite


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