Jay Baruch is a Professor of Emergency Medicine at Alpert Medical School of Brown University, where he directs the Medical Humanities and Bioethics Scholarly Concentration. His work as an ER doctor, a writer of fiction and essays, and medical educator and keynote speaker, share an appetite for messiness and problem finding. He believes we should never be afraid to take risks, to think differently, and be more creative, especially when we feel stuck. He also thinks stories will always be our most innovative technology, followed by coffee and dark chocolate.
His new book of non-fiction, narrative essays: Tornado of Life: A Doctor's Journey through Constraints and Creativity in the ER takes the reader into small but challenging experiences in the ER that receive less attention. We move from story to story, one emotional place after another, feel the weight of searching for answers when we haven't figured out the questions.