When it's needed most: a blueprint for resident creative writing workshops during inpatient rotations.

Background: Narrative Medicine may mitigate physician burnout by increasing empathy and self-compassion, and by encouraging physicians to deeply connect with patient stories/experiences. However, Narrative Medicine has been difficult to implement on hectic inpatient teaching services that are often the most emotionally taxing for residents.

Objective: To evaluate programmatic and learner outcomes of a novel narrative medicine curriculum implementation during inpatient medicine rotations for medical residents.

Not perfect, but better: primary care providers' experiences with electronic referrals in a safety net health system.

Background: Electronic referrals can improve access to subspecialty care in safety net settings. In January 2007, San Francisco General Hospital (SFGH) launched an electronic referral portal that incorporated subspecialist triage, iterative communication with referring providers, and existing electronic health record data to improve access to subspecialty care.

Objective: We surveyed primary care providers (PCPs) to assess the impact of electronic referrals on workflow and clinical care.