An open-mic event intended to provide a space for students and faculty to share stories of how compassion has had an impact on them or someone they know in the medical field will take place next week.
The evening of storytelling will be held on Thursday, Feb. 27, at 8 p.m. in the Resinski Black Box Theatre. It is free and open to all members of the Saint Francis community.
“Oftentimes people think that compassion is just a nice thing to have, but it can actually have true quantitative impacts on patient care,” said sophomore Biology/Pre-Med major Abrielle Brown.
Brown is organizing the event. It is part of her Honors Thesis and Compassionate Care Capstone.
“The ultimate goal of my honors thesis project is to make a video to show healthcare majors at Saint Francis and teach them some lessons about what compassion is in the healthcare field,” said Brown.
“How they can use it and all of the meaningful and measurable effects it has in patient care.”
Those who attend next week’s event will have a chance to share their compassion stories and hear the stories of others.
“I think this started with Honors 101, where we do a storytelling exercise. It’s basically a five-minute story about themselves,” said Art Remillard, Dean of the School of STEAM.
“Abrielle saw an opportunity to bring these two things together: to use storytelling as a way of communicating to people going into healthcare fields that human connection matters.”
