Exploring the Intersection Between Writing and Medicine
Dr. Lakshmi Krishnan from Georgetown University joined Dr. Lenny Grant and Dr. Jeremy Greene at Johns Hopkins University for Rx: Conversations about Medicine and Writing, an interdisciplinary event highlighting how writing shapes medical practice. Dr. Krishnan discussed how diverse forms of writing from clinical notes to expressive narrative affect how clinicians think, reason, and care for patients. She emphasized that writing is not just a record-keeping tool but a way of constructing medical knowledge and shaping future care. The event also explored the evolving role of AI in medicine, including its potential as both diagnostician and medical scribe, and raised critical questions about how narrative and technology intersect in clinical contexts.