She is also a nationally recognized
medical reformer and educator who sees the practice of medicine as
a spiritual path. In recognition of her work she has received
several honorary degrees and has been invited to teach in medical
schools and hospitals throughout the country. Her groundbreaking
holistic curricula enable physicians at all levels of training to
remember their calling and strengthen their commitment to serve
life.
Dr. Remen is Clinical Professor of Family
and Community Medicine at the UCSF School of Medicine and Director
of the innovative UCSF course The Healer's Art, which was
recently featured in US News & World Report. She is
Founder and Director of the Institute for the Study of Health and
Illness, a ten-year-old professional development program for
graduate physicians.
She is the author of the New York
Times bestseller Kitchen Table Wisdom: Stories That Heal,
Riverhead Books, 1996. Her newest book, My Grandfather's
Blessings: Stories of Strength, Refuge and Belonging,
Riverhead Books, 2000, is a national bestseller. As a master
story-teller and public speaker, she has spoken to thousands of
people throughout the country, reminding them of the power of
their humanity and the ability to use their lives to make a
difference. Dr. Remen has a 48-year personal history of Crohn's
disease and her work is a unique blend of the viewpoint of
physician and patient.
She is a master storyteller and a great
observer of life. The wisdom in her books comes from many places,
a loving old grandfather and his books of Jewish mysticism, from
sick people and dying people and the doctors and nurses who serve
them, from children and animals and the people who sit next to you
on airplanes or stand behind you in the grocery store. It is the
same wisdom you encounter in your own life every day.
