Are you pursuing a healthcare profession, or have an interest in medicine? Have you wondered why health professions schools are increasingly interested in students with a humanities background? What is medical humanities, and how is it shaping the field of medicine?
This year’s Medical Humanities Conference will occur on Saturday March 5th, via Zoom. Zoom link will be provided upon RSVP to the event. This conference will bring together a myriad of physicians and medical humanities experts from varying backgrounds to educate students about the intersection of medicine and the humanities. At the end of the conference, a Q&A panel offers attendees the chance to interact with speakers.
This year’s conference features:
- Richard Gunderman, MD, PhD, Keynote Presentation
- Jane Hartsock, JD: Requests for Religious Exemptions from COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Healthcare Providers
- Peter Gunderman, MD, PhD: Why Study Theology in Medical School?
- Emily Beckman, DMH: A Missed Opportunity, Pernkopf, Anatomy, and Finding Meaning in Medical Education
- Elizabeth Nelson, PhD: Black Advocacy in Healthcare
If you would like to attend, please RSVP at https://mhciub.wixsite.com/website
Registration will close on March 1st at 11:59 PM.
If you have any questions, please direct them to Christina Alex (calex@iu.edu).
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