the thirteenth annual taos writing retreat for health professionals
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The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center,
Office of Continuing Medical Education and The Permanente Journal, Kaiser Permanente
present:
The ThirTeenTh AnnuAl
Taos Writing Retreat for Health Professionals
August 5-11, 2012At the historic
Mabel Dodge Luhan Housein Taos, New Mexico
Program objectives:1. To enhance written communication skills of
health care providers
2. To enhance “reflectiveness” among health care providers, as a means to better understand their patients’ experiences and better communicate with their patients about these experiences
The University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Office of Continuing Medical Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Office of Continuing Medical Education designates this educational activity for a maximum of 17 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s).TM Physicians should claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Individuals requiring special accommodations should contact the Office of Continuing Medical Education at (505) 272-3942 at the time you register. UNM is in compliance with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
Offi
ce o
f Con
tinui
ng M
edic
al E
duca
tion
MSC
09
5370
1 U
nive
rsity
of N
ew M
exic
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lbuq
uerq
ue, N
M 8
7131
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stra
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mT
hirt
eent
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nnua
l Tao
s W
ritin
g R
etre
at fo
r H
ealth
Pro
fess
iona
ls •
Aug
ust
5-11
, 201
2
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STA
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ZIP
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EM
AIL
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did
you
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r ab
out
the
retr
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CM
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LIC
AT
ION
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TH
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MA
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mbe
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n ba
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Exp
irat
ion
Dat
e: _
____
____
____
____
____
____
___
Am
ount
: ___
____
____
____
____
___
Car
dhol
der’
s Si
gnat
ure:
___
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
___
Mak
e ch
eck
paya
ble
to t
he U
NM
Offi
ce o
f CM
E. P
leas
e m
ail t
o: T
he U
nive
rsit
y of
New
Mex
ico,
Offi
ce o
f C
ME
, MSC
09 5
370,
1 U
nive
rsity
of N
ew M
exic
o, A
lbuq
uerq
ue, N
ew M
exic
o,
8713
1-00
01. T
elep
hone
reg
istr
atio
ns (
505)
272
-394
2 an
d Fa
x (5
05)
272-
8604
reg
istr
atio
ns w
ill b
e ac
cept
ed fo
r V
isa,
Mas
terC
ard
and
Purc
hase
Ord
ers
only
. R
egis
trat
ions
faxe
d w
ithou
t a
Vis
a or
Mas
terC
ard
num
ber
or a
cop
y of
the
Ins
titut
iona
l Pur
chas
e O
rder
will
not
be
proc
esse
d.
Doctors, nurses, psychologists, physician assistants, ethicists, medical students, other health professionals…
Pursue your writing in an environment that provides maximum space for personal exploration and growth. Bring along work-in-progress (scholarly and/or creative). Experiment with new ways of writing – screenplays, novels, short stories, poems, personal accounts of difficult medical passages, ethical dilemmas, significant encounters with patients. Or simply bring a desire to write.
Mornings from nine to noon, participants will meet in the graceful Luhan House classroom to write and to discuss various aspects of writing, like how to grip a reader’s attention in a first paragraph or a last line. Afternoons will be free for scheduled writing consultations with faculty members, for optional small group meetings, and for solitary writing,
reflection, and communion with the beauty of Taos. Evenings will offer informal gatherings that include music, readings, videos, dancing, and distinguished visiting writers (John Nichols, Simon Ortiz, Demetria Martinez, Jimmy Santiago Baca, Ellen Meloy, Leslie Marmon Silko, Linda Hogan, Mark Spragg, Ana Castillo, David Sklar and Frank Huyler have been guests).
Too often in hospitals and clinics, in busy professional lives, there is no time for reflection. But here, left-out stories are told, shared, written. The writers are relaxed and energized. A synergy occurs, a mix of fellow writers, gorgeous surroundings, fabulous food, spontaneous encounters that add up to more than the sum of the parts.
CME credits (17 hours) available for physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners.
2012 Faculty:Daniel Becker, MD practices and teaches internal medicine at the University of Virginia School of Medicine, where he also directs the Center for Biomedical Ethics and Humanities, edits the on-line literary journal Hospital Drive, and encourages colleagues and students to recognize and nurture their muse. He is the author of a chapbook of poems, Chance, has placed poems in various literary and clinical journals (semi-finalist for Pablu Neruda prize in Nimrod; semifinalist for Nagatuck River Review narrative poetry prize), and is currently working on a collection of stories, Doctored.
Jeanne Bereiter, MD is a child and adolescent psychiatrist and fellowship Training Director at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine where she also teaches writing for medical students, residents, and faculty. She has a background in family medicine and in creative writing. She is interested in the use of narrative to deepen understanding and has published personal and medical narratives in medical and literary journals.
Cost: $2,250 per participant. Includes six nights lodging (attractive private room with bath), three meals per day, and materials. (A spouse or adult companion is welcome to share the room, at an extra cost of $45/day for meals. The morning workshop, however, is for participants only.) Payment by check, credit card or PO. Space is limited to 15 participants. Reserve early. A non-refundable deposit of $750 will secure your reservation. Late registration (after June 17) is $2,350. A UNM tuition waiver may be used for $870.00 toward the tuition for UNM faculty and staff.
For more information about registration, call Lois Montoya at (505) 272-3942 or e-mail [email protected]. For more information about the content of the retreat, e-mail Jeanne Bereiter, [email protected].
To register, fill out registration form on reverse and mail or fax to UNM Office of Continuing Medical Education. Phone registrations are available with Visa or Mastercard.
For a description of the Mable Dodge Luhan House and the Taos area, see www.mabeldodgeluhan.com. Visit the Retreat web page at www.taoswritingretreat.com.
“Magical and very helpful… one of the best weeks of my life.”
— Rich Rubin, MD
“Since the workshop my professional writing has really taken off.”
— Deborah Helitzer, ScD
Photo by Roland Tcheng, MD (2011 Taos Writing Retreat for Health Professionals participant.)
Doctors, nurses, psychologists, physician assistants, ethicists, medical students, other health professionals…
Pursue your writing in an environment that provides maximum space for personal exploration and growth. Bring along work-in-progress (scholarly and/or creative). Experiment with new ways of writing – screenplays, novels, short stories, poems, personal accounts of difficult medical passages, ethical dilemmas, significant encounters with patients. Or simply bring a desire to write.
Mornings from nine to noon, participants will meet in the graceful Luhan House classroom to write and to discuss various aspects of writing, like how to grip a reader’s attention in a first paragraph or a last line. Afternoons will be free for scheduled writing consultations with faculty members, for optional small group meetings, and for solitary writing,
reflection, and communion with the beauty of Taos. Evenings will offer informal gatherings that include music, readings, videos, dancing, and distinguished visiting writers (John Nichols, Simon Ortiz, Demetria Martinez, Jimmy Santiago Baca, Ellen Meloy, Leslie Marmon Silko, Linda Hogan, Mark Spragg, Ana Castillo, David Sklar and Frank Huyler have been guests).
Too often in hospitals and clinics, in busy professional lives, there is no time for reflection. But here, left-out stories are told, shared, written. The writers are relaxed and energized. A synergy occurs, a mix of fellow writers, gorgeous surroundings, fabulous food, spontaneous encounters that add up to more than the sum of the parts.
CME credits (17 hours) available for physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners.
2012 Faculty:Daniel Becker, MD practices and teaches internal medicine at the University of Virginia School of Medicine, where he also directs the Center for Biomedical Ethics and Humanities, edits the on-line literary journal Hospital Drive, and encourages colleagues and students to recognize and nurture their muse. He is the author of a chapbook of poems, Chance, has placed poems in various literary and clinical journals (semi-finalist for Pablu Neruda prize in Nimrod; semifinalist for Nagatuck River Review narrative poetry prize), and is currently working on a collection of stories, Doctored.
Jeanne Bereiter, MD is a child and adolescent psychiatrist and fellowship Training Director at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine where she also teaches writing for medical students, residents, and faculty. She has a background in family medicine and in creative writing. She is interested in the use of narrative to deepen understanding and has published personal and medical narratives in medical and literary journals.
Cost: $2,250 per participant. Includes six nights lodging (attractive private room with bath), three meals per day, and materials. (A spouse or adult companion is welcome to share the room, at an extra cost of $45/day for meals. The morning workshop, however, is for participants only.) Payment by check, credit card or PO. Space is limited to 15 participants. Reserve early. A non-refundable deposit of $750 will secure your reservation. Late registration (after June 17) is $2,350. A UNM tuition waiver may be used for $870.00 toward the tuition for UNM faculty and staff.
For more information about registration, call Lois Montoya at (505) 272-3942 or e-mail [email protected]. For more information about the content of the retreat, e-mail Jeanne Bereiter, [email protected].
To register, fill out registration form on reverse and mail or fax to UNM Office of Continuing Medical Education. Phone registrations are available with Visa or Mastercard.
For a description of the Mable Dodge Luhan House and the Taos area, see www.mabeldodgeluhan.com. Visit the Retreat web page at www.taoswritingretreat.com.
“Magical and very helpful… one of the best weeks of my life.”
— Rich Rubin, MD
“Since the workshop my professional writing has really taken off.”
— Deborah Helitzer, ScD
Photo by Roland Tcheng, MD (2011 Taos Writing Retreat for Health Professionals participant.)
The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center,
Office of Continuing Medical Education and The Permanente Journal, Kaiser Permanente
present:
The ThirTeenTh AnnuAl
Taos Writing Retreat for Health Professionals
August 5-11, 2012At the historic
Mabel Dodge Luhan Housein Taos, New Mexico
Program objectives:1. To enhance written communication skills of
health care providers
2. To enhance “reflectiveness” among health care providers, as a means to better understand their patients’ experiences and better communicate with their patients about these experiences
The University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Office of Continuing Medical Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Office of Continuing Medical Education designates this educational activity for a maximum of 17 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s).TM Physicians should claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Individuals requiring special accommodations should contact the Office of Continuing Medical Education at (505) 272-3942 at the time you register. UNM is in compliance with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
Offi
ce o
f Con
tinui
ng M
edic
al E
duca
tion
MSC
09
5370
1 U
nive
rsity
of N
ew M
exic
oA
lbuq
uerq
ue, N
M 8
7131
-000
1
Regi
stra
tion
For
mT
hirt
eent
h A
nnua
l Tao
s W
ritin
g R
etre
at fo
r H
ealth
Pro
fess
iona
ls •
Aug
ust
5-11
, 201
2
NA
ME
: ___
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
__IN
STIT
UT
ION
: ___
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
__
STR
EE
T A
DD
RE
SS: _
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
CIT
Y: _
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
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____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
_
STA
TE
: __
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
___
ZIP
: ___
____
____
____
____
___
EM
AIL
: __
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
__
DA
YTIM
E P
HO
NE
: __
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
FAX
: __
____
____
____
____
___
KA
ISE
R P
ER
MA
NE
NT
E E
MPL
OYE
E?
o Y
es
o N
o
How
did
you
hea
r ab
out
the
retr
eat?
o
CM
E P
UB
LIC
AT
ION
o
TH
E P
ER
MA
NE
NT
E J
OU
RN
AL
o
WE
BSI
TE
o
FR
IEN
D
o O
ther
___
____
____
____
____
____
___
RE
GIS
TR
AT
ION
FE
ES:
R
egis
trat
ion
(On
or b
efor
e 6/
15/1
2)
o N
on-r
efun
dabl
e de
posi
t ..
....
....
..$7
50.0
0 (i
nclu
des
lodg
ing,
mea
ls, a
nd a
ll su
pplie
s)
o I
ndiv
idua
l...
....
....
$2,2
50.0
0 o
Lat
e re
gist
ratio
n (A
fter
6/1
5/12
) ..
...$
2,35
0.00
o
Spo
use/
com
pani
on .
..$4
5/ni
ght
for
___
_ n
ight
s
ME
TH
OD
OF
PAYM
EN
T:
o C
HE
CK
(pa
yabl
e to
UN
M O
ffice
of C
ME
)
o U
NM
TU
ITIO
N R
EM
ISSI
ON
FO
RM
($8
70 to
war
d tu
ition
)
o I
NST
ITU
TIO
NA
L P
UR
CH
ASE
OR
DE
R
o V
isa
/ o
Mas
terc
ard
A
ccou
nt N
umbe
r: _
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
___
“V”
Cod
e (l
ast
3 nu
mbe
rs o
n ba
ck o
f Car
d) _
____
____
____
____
____
_
Exp
irat
ion
Dat
e: _
____
____
____
____
____
____
___
Am
ount
: ___
____
____
____
____
___
Car
dhol
der’
s Si
gnat
ure:
___
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
___
Mak
e ch
eck
paya
ble
to t
he U
NM
Offi
ce o
f CM
E. P
leas
e m
ail t
o: T
he U
nive
rsit
y of
New
Mex
ico,
Offi
ce o
f C
ME
, MSC
09 5
370,
1 U
nive
rsity
of N
ew M
exic
o, A
lbuq
uerq
ue, N
ew M
exic
o,
8713
1-00
01. T
elep
hone
reg
istr
atio
ns (
505)
272
-394
2 an
d Fa
x (5
05)
272-
8604
reg
istr
atio
ns w
ill b
e ac
cept
ed fo
r V
isa,
Mas
terC
ard
and
Purc
hase
Ord
ers
only
. R
egis
trat
ions
faxe
d w
ithou
t a
Vis
a or
Mas
terC
ard
num
ber
or a
cop
y of
the
Ins
titut
iona
l Pur
chas
e O
rder
will
not
be
proc
esse
d.