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Free non-profit website dedicated to helping people communicate with loved ones throughout a serious health event - example of how technology has made discussing illness much more public.

Edited and compiled by Steven Taylor, Bonnie Shoultz, and Pamela Walker.

We are a non-profit organization advancing research, policy, and clinical models that assure patients are fully informed and involved in decisions that affect their health and well-being.

Database of personal experiences of illness and health. Watch or listen to videos of interviews and read about people's experiences.

This site is dedicated to providing a resource for scholars, educators, students, patients, and others who are interested in the work of medical humanities. The humanities and arts provide insight into the human condition, suffering, personhood, our responsibility to each other, and offer a historical perspective on medical practice.

by Abby Caplin, MD, MA

The mission of TCNS is to enhance the quality of culturally congruent, competent, and equitable care that results in improved health and well being for people worldwide. The TCNS seeks to provide nurses and other health care professionals with the knowledge base necessary to ensure cultural competence in practice, education, research, and administration.