Elizabeth Lahti, M.D
Elizabeth Lahti, M.D., is a Portland-area hospitalist and writer. Dr. Lahti is Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Hospital Medicine and the Director of Narrative Medicine in the YourMD curriculum transformation at Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine. She designed and co-facilitates the first upper level interprofessional course through the Interprofessional Education (IPE) initiative at OHSU. She teaches narrative competence and reflective practice to students, residents and faculty with a particular interest in identity formation and resilience through story. Dr. Lahti is a member of the Full Frontal Writing Collective, a group of writers who meet weekly to practice and support each other in writing endeavors. Her writing has been published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine and the Elohi Gaduji Journal.