Graphic medicine uses narrative and art (like comics) to explore medicine-related concepts and information (National Library of Medicine, N.D.). This category includes graphic novels, web comics, cartoons, and even illustrated textbooks. Narrative and/or graphic medicine can be a way to combine the implicit and personal nature of health and wellness with explicit information about science, health, and the world. These narratives and stories can help us better understand ourselves, patients, holistic health, cultural perceptions around health and wellness, and societal experiences of medicine.

This is our pilot meeting, and your participation will help shape the workshop in the future, which is an excellent opportunity to leave your mark on Chapman! This time, we'll be discussing and reading "Sensory: Life on the Spectrum", a compilation of comics by different authors and artists about life on the Autism Spectrum. This title is available as an e-book from Chapman via Ebsco.