Uncertainty In Medicine
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1
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Mar 20, 2025
Trailer: Uncertainty in Medicine
Medicine is full of uncertainty—from ambiguous diagnoses to unpredictable outcomes, and the complex emotions of not knowing. Uncertainty in Medicine is a new documentary podcast series, created in collaboration with Alexa Miller of ArtsPractica, that examines how both healthcare workers and patients navigate the unknown. Through powerful personal stories and in-depth conversations with those navigating uncertainty, the series explores what it means to embrace the gray areas of medicine.
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Eleni Debo
Uncertainty In Medicine
Season
1
Episode
0
|
Mar 20, 2025
Trailer: Uncertainty in Medicine
Medicine is full of uncertainty—from ambiguous diagnoses to unpredictable outcomes, and the complex emotions of not knowing. Uncertainty in Medicine is a new documentary podcast series, created in collaboration with Alexa Miller of ArtsPractica, that examines how both healthcare workers and patients navigate the unknown. Through powerful personal stories and in-depth conversations with those navigating uncertainty, the series explores what it means to embrace the gray areas of medicine.
0:00/1:34
Eleni Debo
Uncertainty In Medicine
Season
1
Episode
0
|
3/20/25
Trailer: Uncertainty in Medicine
Medicine is full of uncertainty—from ambiguous diagnoses to unpredictable outcomes, and the complex emotions of not knowing. Uncertainty in Medicine is a new documentary podcast series, created in collaboration with Alexa Miller of ArtsPractica, that examines how both healthcare workers and patients navigate the unknown. Through powerful personal stories and in-depth conversations with those navigating uncertainty, the series explores what it means to embrace the gray areas of medicine.
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Eleni Debo
About Our Guest
Alexa Rose Miller, Uncertainty Correspondent
A visual artist by training, Facilitator and Health Humanities teacher Alexa Miller has taught medical students, faculty and teams for over twenty years. An original co-creator of Harvard Medical School’s Training the Eye program, Miller was the first non-MD to hold a Fellowship with the Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine, the first Teaching Artist to hold a keynote seminar at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, and the owner of the first company to train doctors in the Visual Thinking Strategies facilitation methodology for arts engagement. Alexa grew up in an academic family believing that firsts and credentials were to be idolized, though she now laughs to tears at that and focuses on bringing what actually matters–the work of how we see, communicate, and care–to academic communities. Alexa lives, parents, and makes candles outside of New Haven, CT, where she is unable to leave during the month of May because the gardening is just too spectacular. Alexa believes that the art of doctoring is a critical piece of our best possible future, and teaches humanities in the Clinical Arts and Sciences program at Quinnipiac’s Netter School of Medicine.
About The Show
The Nocturnists is an award-winning medical storytelling podcast, hosted by physician Emily Silverman. We feature personal stories from frontline clinicians, conversations with healthcare-related authors, and art-makers. Our mission is to humanize healthcare and foster joy, wonder, and curiosity among clinicians and patients alike.
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Credits
About Our Guest
Alexa Rose Miller, Uncertainty Correspondent
A visual artist by training, Facilitator and Health Humanities teacher Alexa Miller has taught medical students, faculty and teams for over twenty years. An original co-creator of Harvard Medical School’s Training the Eye program, Miller was the first non-MD to hold a Fellowship with the Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine, the first Teaching Artist to hold a keynote seminar at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, and the owner of the first company to train doctors in the Visual Thinking Strategies facilitation methodology for arts engagement. Alexa grew up in an academic family believing that firsts and credentials were to be idolized, though she now laughs to tears at that and focuses on bringing what actually matters–the work of how we see, communicate, and care–to academic communities. Alexa lives, parents, and makes candles outside of New Haven, CT, where she is unable to leave during the month of May because the gardening is just too spectacular. Alexa believes that the art of doctoring is a critical piece of our best possible future, and teaches humanities in the Clinical Arts and Sciences program at Quinnipiac’s Netter School of Medicine.
About The Show
The Nocturnists is an award-winning medical storytelling podcast, hosted by physician Emily Silverman. We feature personal stories from frontline clinicians, conversations with healthcare-related authors, and art-makers. Our mission is to humanize healthcare and foster joy, wonder, and curiosity among clinicians and patients alike.
resources
Credits
About Our Guest
Alexa Rose Miller, Uncertainty Correspondent
A visual artist by training, Facilitator and Health Humanities teacher Alexa Miller has taught medical students, faculty and teams for over twenty years. An original co-creator of Harvard Medical School’s Training the Eye program, Miller was the first non-MD to hold a Fellowship with the Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine, the first Teaching Artist to hold a keynote seminar at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, and the owner of the first company to train doctors in the Visual Thinking Strategies facilitation methodology for arts engagement. Alexa grew up in an academic family believing that firsts and credentials were to be idolized, though she now laughs to tears at that and focuses on bringing what actually matters–the work of how we see, communicate, and care–to academic communities. Alexa lives, parents, and makes candles outside of New Haven, CT, where she is unable to leave during the month of May because the gardening is just too spectacular. Alexa believes that the art of doctoring is a critical piece of our best possible future, and teaches humanities in the Clinical Arts and Sciences program at Quinnipiac’s Netter School of Medicine.
About The Show
The Nocturnists is an award-winning medical storytelling podcast, hosted by physician Emily Silverman. We feature personal stories from frontline clinicians, conversations with healthcare-related authors, and art-makers. Our mission is to humanize healthcare and foster joy, wonder, and curiosity among clinicians and patients alike.
resources
Credits
The Uncertainty in Medicine series is supported by the ABIM Foundation, the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation, and the Gordon & Betty Moore Foundation.
The Nocturnists is supported by The California Medical Association and donations from listeners like you.
Transcript
Note: The Nocturnists is created primarily as a listening experience. The audio contains emotion, emphasis, and soundscapes that are not easily transcribed. We encourage you to listen to the episode if at all possible. Our transcripts are produced using both speech recognition software and human copy editors, and may not be 100% accurate. Thank you for consulting the audio before quoting in print.
contributor 1
I remember talking to my sister on the phone before I opened the email that had those results, and I was just crying.
Narrator
Uncertainty is everywhere in medicine.
contributor 1
Like, what if I'm not allergic to my implant? Like, what is happening to me?
Narrator
But we don'talways know what to do with it.
contributor 2
I will never forget one orthopedist who when I didn't improve on the basis of his diagnosis and treatment. Said to me,"you know patients like you are really unsatisfying for doctors."
Narrator
Join award winning medical storytelling podcast The Nocturnists, as we dig into the gray zone stories of ambiguity, uncertainty and medical mystery from clinicians and patients.
contributor 3
When we talk about in medicine, we use a shared decision making model. We're sharing all the information and come to a decision together. It's not really how it works.
contributor 4
When people come in with kind of vague symptomatology and gaps in the history, I would just go straight Joe and say, now tell me what's really wrong with you, and out it would come.
Narrator
First episode drops this spring. See you there.
Note: The Nocturnists is created primarily as a listening experience. The audio contains emotion, emphasis, and soundscapes that are not easily transcribed. We encourage you to listen to the episode if at all possible. Our transcripts are produced using both speech recognition software and human copy editors, and may not be 100% accurate. Thank you for consulting the audio before quoting in print.
contributor 1
I remember talking to my sister on the phone before I opened the email that had those results, and I was just crying.
Narrator
Uncertainty is everywhere in medicine.
contributor 1
Like, what if I'm not allergic to my implant? Like, what is happening to me?
Narrator
But we don'talways know what to do with it.
contributor 2
I will never forget one orthopedist who when I didn't improve on the basis of his diagnosis and treatment. Said to me,"you know patients like you are really unsatisfying for doctors."
Narrator
Join award winning medical storytelling podcast The Nocturnists, as we dig into the gray zone stories of ambiguity, uncertainty and medical mystery from clinicians and patients.
contributor 3
When we talk about in medicine, we use a shared decision making model. We're sharing all the information and come to a decision together. It's not really how it works.
contributor 4
When people come in with kind of vague symptomatology and gaps in the history, I would just go straight Joe and say, now tell me what's really wrong with you, and out it would come.
Narrator
First episode drops this spring. See you there.
Transcript
Note: The Nocturnists is created primarily as a listening experience. The audio contains emotion, emphasis, and soundscapes that are not easily transcribed. We encourage you to listen to the episode if at all possible. Our transcripts are produced using both speech recognition software and human copy editors, and may not be 100% accurate. Thank you for consulting the audio before quoting in print.
contributor 1
I remember talking to my sister on the phone before I opened the email that had those results, and I was just crying.
Narrator
Uncertainty is everywhere in medicine.
contributor 1
Like, what if I'm not allergic to my implant? Like, what is happening to me?
Narrator
But we don'talways know what to do with it.
contributor 2
I will never forget one orthopedist who when I didn't improve on the basis of his diagnosis and treatment. Said to me,"you know patients like you are really unsatisfying for doctors."
Narrator
Join award winning medical storytelling podcast The Nocturnists, as we dig into the gray zone stories of ambiguity, uncertainty and medical mystery from clinicians and patients.
contributor 3
When we talk about in medicine, we use a shared decision making model. We're sharing all the information and come to a decision together. It's not really how it works.
contributor 4
When people come in with kind of vague symptomatology and gaps in the history, I would just go straight Joe and say, now tell me what's really wrong with you, and out it would come.
Narrator
First episode drops this spring. See you there.
0:00/1:34
Humanizing healthcare through storytelling.
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Humanizing healthcare through storytelling.
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