Lifelines is a print journal for literature and art published by the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth. The journal was founded in 2002 by Sai Li (MED’06) and established with the publication of the first issue in Fall 2004. The journal is published annually. Lifelines has featured work by Guggenheim Fellows, winners of the William Carlos Williams Poetry Competition, physicians, patients, medical students, faculty professors, and undergraduates, as well as from new authors and artists. Dartmouth affiliates are encourage to submit to Lifelines; however, the journal is open to all.
In addition to hosting our issues online, we print and distribute over one thousand copies of the journal annually to hospitals, clinics, assisted living facilities, schools, and libraries in New Hampshire and Vermont. To date, we have published ten volumes. Lifelines is indexed by the Library of Congress and archived in the Rauner Special Collections Library of Dartmouth College.
The journal strives to enhance the atmosphere of the healthcare community by instilling in its readers a respect for the enduring human spirit, and a profound hope for better understanding and dialogue between doctors and patients.
Mission:
- To be a thread winding through all those who have been touched by the medical experience
- To weave an artistic and literary tapestry that connects healthcare providers and patients through narratives in medicine
Goals:
- To serve as a medium for creative self-expression
- To practice reflective writing: how to write about the patient’s or one’s own experience
- To address the role of narratives in medicine
- To cultivate the healing arts
- To elucidate the humanity of healthcare with art and word
Lifelines is supported by the Trustees of Dartmouth College, the Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Community Engagement (DICE) at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, and the Fannie and Alan Leslie Center for the Humanities at Dartmouth College.
