Rachel Naomi Remen Explained

Rachel Naomi Remen (born February 8, 1938, New York, New York) is a pediatrician who gained fame as an author and teacher of alternative medicine in the form of integrative medicine. She is a professor at the Osher Center of Integrative Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco.^{[1] [2] [3]} Together with Michael Lerner, she is a founder of the Commonweal Cancer Help Program, a cornerstone program at Commonweal. She is the founder of the Institute for the Study of Health & Illness. She has been featured on the PBS television series, Thinking Allowed.^[4]

Remen's most well-known books include Kitchen Table Wisdom^[5] and My Grandfather's Blessing,^[6] both of which made The New York Times Best Seller list.^{[7] [8]} Kitchen Table Wisdom has been translated into 21 languages, and has sold over 700,000 copies worldwide.^[9] She is also the founder of a medical student curriculum called "The Healer's Art" used in medical schools throughout the United States.^[10]

External links

• Rachel Naomi Remen's Web site
• Cancer Help Program at Commonweal
  • Interview featuring Rachel Naomi Remen on PBS series Healing and the Mind, by Bill Moyers Dr. Remen's profile at the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at UCSF http://www.osher.ucsf.edu/research/research-team/affiliated-faculty/#remen
• The National Library of Medicine (NLM), Changing the face of medicine: Celebrating America's Women Physicians – Dr Rachel Naomi Remen

Notes and References

1. A Life in Medicine: A Literary Anthology, Robert Coles, Randy-Michael Testa, Joseph D'Donnell, editors, New York: The New Press (2011), p. 91
2. Web site: Rachel Naomi Remen, MD – The Bravewell Collaborative . Bravewell.org . 2013-06-08.
3. Web site: Changing the Face of Medicine | Dr. Rachel Naomi Remen . Nlm.nih.gov . 2013-06-08.
4. Web site: Rachel Naomi Remen: Thinking Allowed, DVD, Video Interview . Thinkingallowed.com . 2013-06-09.
5. Web site: Kitchen Table Wisdom . . July 29, 1996 . June 2, 2014.
6. Web site: My Grandfather's Blessings: Stories of Strength, Refuge, and Belonging (star) . . April 3, 2000 . June 2, 2014.
7. Web site: Best Sellers Plus . . December 7, 1997 . June 2, 2014.
8. Web site: Best Sellers Plus . . May 21, 2000 . June 2, 2014.
9. Web site: Rachel Naomi Remen – Kitchen Table Wisdom . Rachelremen.com . 2013-06-09.
10. Web site: Medicine's Search for Meaning . . David Bornstein . September 18, 2013 . June 2, 2014.