Patient Project

patience & strength

The idea started at the hospital waiting room. We wait with patients in the hospital waiting room and host virtual community events, so no one has to watch the clock alone. It's a challenging space for patients from all walks of life. We host speakers and workshops to explore medical narratives and the phenomenon of waiting. In quarantine, we launched a journal titled Patience and Pandemic.

This is the opportunity to inspire meaningful change through conversation and reflection.

Hospital Visits

A community building experience with open-ended books, community poems, board games, and discussion prompts. We encourage conversation and reflection in communal spaces.

Community Journal

Workshops for students led by faculty and graduate students. Topics include: philosophy of mind, medical narratives, and phenomenology of waiting. We encourage contributions to our blog and community journal.

Conversational Care

Online programming and activities to implement the core of our mission virtually. Provides a focus on mindfulness and intention-setting.

"Patience is not passive; on the contrary, it is concentrated strength" - Bruce Lee

From the uncertain time frame to an uncertain illness, the majority of waiting rooms are structured in a way that requires patients to manage exceptional stress in a daunting space.

The Patient Project intends to bridge the gap in connectivity by redesigning a significant element of health care: the wait.

Psychological studies demonstrate the benefits of human interaction, particularly for those who are in distress; thus, it is no surprise that “hospital waiting rooms should be experienced as relational spaces,” where patients are able to receive support (Corsano 2015).

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Contact us for a Partnership

Universities: looking to start a campus organization? Contact us to find out more about recruitment, member retention, and implementation.
Physicians: hoping to have The Patient Project at your waiting room? Share this website with hospital leadership and contact us below.
Hospital C-suite: contact us to set up a meeting and let's discuss the possibilities.
Media: contact us to learn more about our mission and impact.

Upcoming Events

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