Health care and comics are linked in the field of graphic medicine

Elizabeth Donaldson, PhD (photo by Jim Howe) Elizabeth Donaldson,
PhD (photo by Jim Howe) Elizabeth Donaldson, PhD Elizabeth
Donaldson, PhD, an English professor from New York Institute of
Technology, discusses how graphic memoirs -- which resemble comic
books -- help people share their personal stories. She is also
director of the medical humanities program at New York Tech.
Donaldson, who was in Syracuse to speak about graphic medicine,
explains how graphic memoirs can challenge the stereotypes of
mental illness and psychiatric disability, and she provides several
titles from the genre., an English professor from New York
Institute of Technology, discusses how graphic memoirs -- which
resemble comic books -- help people share their personal stories.
She is also director of the medical humanities program at New York
Tech. Donaldson, who was in Syracuse to speak about graphic
medicine, explains how graphic memoirs can challenge the
stereotypes of mental illness and psychiatric disability, and she
provides several titles from the genre. Click here Click here to
view some graphic accounts of medical issues at the Graphic
Medicine website. to view some graphic accounts of medical issues
at the Graphic Medicine website.