Robert B. Slocum, DMin, PhD

Dr. Robert B. Slocum is the Narrative Medicine Program Coordinator at University of Kentucky HealthCare, Lexington, Kentucky. He holds doctorates in law (Vanderbilt), ministry (University of the South), and theology (Marquette). He has experience in pastoral ministry as well as academic teaching and administration. He has taught undergraduate courses in religious studies and ethics. He is currently appointed and in good standing as an Assistant Professor within the voluntary faculty title series in the Department of Behavioral Science and Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine. He teaches a fourth-year medical school elective on The Narrative Basis for Patient Care and Resilient Practice, and mentors first-year students who shadow him. He is a member of the Hospital Ethics Committee. He is the author, editor, or co-editor of 13 books, including a journal of reflections. He has published scholarly articles, as well as short fiction and poetry. He is interested in the clinical application of narrative and the significance of narrative for identity formation. He holds a fourth-level black sash in Tai Chi and other internal martial arts, and he teaches a Tai Chi class at the Integrative Medicine Clinic, University of Kentucky HealthCare.