Dr. Caroline Wellbery is a graduate of the University of California School of Medicine and Stanford University, where she earned a PhD in Comparative Literature. She is Associate Deputy Editor of American Family Physician and Professor in the Department of Family Medicine. Her interests include writing, language, literature in medicine, and using the arts to teach the many aspects of patients' experiences. She has built her website, Interacting with the Arts in Medicine, around these interests. Her other major interest centers on climate change and health in medical education, particularly in preparing future health professionals to advance climate change solutions through patient education and advocacy, and sustainable practices in the health care sector. She has presented her work both nationally and internationally.
