Dr. Susan Ball, Associate Attending Physician and Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Center for Special Studies (HIV/AIDS) at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical College is interviewed by Dr. Ron Adelman, Executive Director of the Liz Claiborne Center for Humanism in Medicine and Co-Chief of the Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College, about the importance of narrative medicine in medical training. Dr. Ball, who has a master’s degree in Narrative Medicine, discusses her experience facilitating an interdisciplinary group of healthcare professionals including analysis of literary pieces as well as responsive writing by participants.