University of Massachusetts Medical School Faculty Publications
Title
Asylum Body Work
UMMS Affiliation
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
Publication Date
2020-09-28
Document Type
Article
Disciplines
Bioethics and Medical Ethics | Family Medicine | Medical Humanities | Social Justice
Abstract
This poem describes how minor injuries to my body repeatedly called to my mind the devastating torture experienced by a man who is seeking asylum in the USA.
Keywords
Compassion Fatigue, Humanities, Medical Ethics, Mental Health, PTSD, Refugees, Social Justice, Torture
DOI of Published Version
10.3122/jabfm.2020.05.200063
Source
Candib LM. Asylum Body Work. J Am Board Fam Med. 2020 Sep-Oct;33(5):815. doi: 10.3122/jabfm.2020.05.200063. PMID: 32989079. View article on publisher's site
Related Resources
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
PubMed ID
32989079
Repository Citation
Candib LM. (2020). Asylum Body Work. University of Massachusetts Medical School Faculty Publications. https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2020.05.200063. Retrieved from https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/faculty_pubs/1824
Comments
An interview with Dr. Candib about this poem "Asylum Body Work" is available on the Murmurs podcast.