Alexis Rehrmann
Program Manager, Community Partnerships and Narrative Medicine
Specialty
Narrative MedicineAcademic Credentials
Certificate of Professional Achievement in Narrative Medicine, Columbia University
B.F.A in Theater Arts, Tisch School of the Arts, New York University
Professional Experience
Alexis Rehrmann is a writer, editor, and narrative medicine practioner who has pursued the connection between story and healing throughout much of her creative and professional life. Her writing has appeared in the New York Times, Portland Monthly Magazine, PDX Parent, the Intima Journal of Narrative Medicine, the Journal of Medical Humanities, in the OHSU Digital Collections, and in Anastomosis, the Stanford University School of Medicine’s humanities and literary journal. As a narrative medicine practitioner, she develops and leads narrative medicine workshops as part of the Health Studies minor and for community partners beyond campus as well. She is program manager at the Lewis & Clark College Center for Community and Global Health and on the board of the Northwest Narrative Medicine Collaborative. She holds a CPA in Narrative Medicine from Columbia University and a BFA in Theatre from NYU, Tisch School of the Arts.
Public Writing and Media Commentary
- Narrative Medicine: A Step-by-Step Guide for Every Body,.OHSU Digital Collections. Fall 2024.
- Narrative Medicine Small Group Practice: A Step-by-Step Facilitation Guide Springer Journal of Medical Humanities. July 2025
- Conception Anastomosis, the Stanford University School of Medicine Humanities and Literary Journal. Fall 2024
- Your Little Heart Still Stands. Intima Journal of Narrative Medicine. Spring 2022.
- Essential. Intima Journal of Narrative Medicine. Spring 2020.
Community and Global Health is located in room 307 and 309 of JR Howard Hall on the Undergraduate Campus.
MSC: 25
email communityglobalHEAL@lclark.edu
voice 503-768-7636
Jerusha Detweiler-Bedell
Director
jerusha@lclark.edu
Carolyn L. Zook
Associate Director and Pre-Health Advisor
carolynzook@lclark.edu
Alexis Rehrmann
Community Engagement Coordinator
alexisr@lclark.edu
Community and Global Health
Lewis & Clark
615 S. Palatine Hill Road
Portland OR 97219
