Robert B Slocum
University of Kentucky HealthCare, United
Biography:
Robert B. Slocum is the Narrative Medicine Program Coordinator at University of Kentucky HealthCare. He holds doctorates in law (Vanderbilt), ministry (University of the South), and theology (Marquette). He has experience in pastoral ministry as well as academic teaching and administration. He has taught undergraduate courses in religious studies and ethics. He is an Assistant Professor (voluntary faculty, Internal Medicine) at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine (COM). He teaches a fourth-year COM elective on the narrative basis for patient care and resilient practice. He is a member of the Hospital Ethics Committee. He is the author, editor, or co-editor of 14 books, including a journal of reflections. His 36 articles have appeared in theological or medical journals and as book chapters, and he has made presentations at more than two dozen theological and medical conferences. He has also published short fiction and poetry. He is interested in the clinical application of narrative and the significance of narrative for identity formation. He sees Narrative Medicine as a bridge between medical humanities and clinical practice.