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2017 · Portland, OR

From STEM to STEAM: Analyzing Medical Rhetoric and Personal Narrative in Professional Writing

Session I.18

Area: Professional and Technical Writing · family: Professional and technical writing

RoleName as printedAffiliation as printedPaper
Speakers Melissa Bender University of California, Davis → University of California, Davis Seeking Connections: The Power and Risk of Metaphor in Medical Case Studies
Speakers Amy Clarke University of California, Davis → University of California, Davis The Chief Concern: Finding the Narrative Core in Personal Statements
Speakers Larry Greer University of California, Davis → University of California, Davis The Chief Concern: Finding the Narrative Core in Personal Statements
Speakers Heather Milton University of California, Davis → University of California, Davis Narrative Medicine: Issues of Agency and Subjectivity in Incorporating Narrative in Professional Writing Classes
Speakers Karma Waltonen University of California, Davis → University of California, Davis Seeking Connections: The Power and Risk of Metaphor in Medical Case Studies

Source

NCTE's program, near page 264 of the file. Names link to a person page only for people listed at two or more conventions.

Cite as: Conference on College Composition and Communication. “From STEM to STEAM: Analyzing Medical Rhetoric and Personal Narrative in Professional Writing.” 2017 Convention Program, Portland, OR, session I.18. Via CCCC Program Reader, November 2, 2026.