Resources in Healthcare Quality and Patient SafetyGina P. Vozenilek, MA
Writing Instructor in the Center for Healthcare StudiesContact:g-vozenilek@northwestern.eduInterestsReader expectation theory, medicine and literature, narrative medicine Description of InterestsGina Vozenilek has always been interested in both science and the humanities. Her work as a science writer, medical editor, grant “fixer,” and educator has focused on distilling complicated ideas into clear, accessible prose. She believes that writing is a fundamental part of a critical thinking process that clarifies and shapes ideas, rather than some elusive art that captures fully formed thoughts on paper. She has successfully reengineered a tried-and-true method from creative writing pedagogy—“the workshop”—to encourage her students to articulate feedback about their fellow writers’ scientific documents. In this way they offer each other valuable perspective but also gain clarity about what is successful and unsuccessful in their own writing. This method also fosters a supportive community of writers that Gina hopes can enhance scholarly productivity across the Institute. She is excited to be working with faculty and students in the Center for Healthcare Studies on their writing projects, providing individual mentorship and group instruction. She also serves as Course Director for a grant writing workshop in the spring. Professional EducationMA: University of Iowa, Iowa City—literature (1994) MFA in progress: Northwestern University, Chicago—creative nonfiction (projected 2013) Websitewww.thinknarrative.com Selected PubMed Publications1. Meeting the challenges of recruiting and retaining participants in clinical trials. Vozenilek GP. J Am Diet Assoc. 1999 Oct;99(10):1190, 1192. No abstract available. PMID: 10524377 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Related citations 2.How to enhance a hospital foodservice: giving patients the gourmet treatment. Vozenilek GP. J Am Diet Assoc. 1999 Sep;99(9):1048-9. No abstract available. PMID: 10507916 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Related citations 3. What they don't know could hurt them: increasing public awareness of folic acid and neural tube defects. Vozenilek GP. J Am Diet Assoc. 1999 Jan;99(1):20-2. No abstract available. PMID: 9917726 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Related citations 4. Grandma eats like a bird: helping caregivers improve the nutrition of older persons at home. Vozenilek G. J Am Diet Assoc. 1998 Dec;98(12):1405. No abstract available. PMID: 9850105 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Related citations 5. Dietetics in the fight against domestic hunger. Vozenilek GP. J Am Diet Assoc. 1998 Mar;98(3):266, 268-9. No abstract available. PMID: 9508006 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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