Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany, will host a three-day workshop (June 17-19, 2016) on “Narrative Medicine” with faculty from the Program in Narrative Medicine at Columbia University. The workshop will be based on Rita Charon’s concept of Narrative Medicine. Alternating between plenary lectures and small-group seminars, the faculty will engage Read more…
In Canada, where much of the population continues to be underserved by the medical profession, looking to characteristics of students admitted to medical school has been increasingly seen as part of the solution by some. In this post, Bolu Ogunyemi and Fola Oguynemi discuss divergent points of views on philosophy Read more…
‘Operation Ouch! Medical Milestones and Crazy Cures’ by Chris and Xand van Tulleken (LB Kids, 2014) Have you ever wondered why trepanning was used to treat headaches? Why the Ancient Egyptians mashed tortoise brains with honey to treat eye troubles? Or why ‘gong farming’ was such an unpleasant occupation? Read more…
We are pleased to offer ‘Evidence-based Health Practice’ edited by Valerie Wright-St Clair, Duncan Reid, Susan Shaw, and Joanne Ramsbotham (Oxford University Press, 2014) for review. Expressions of interest are welcome across the medical humanities, and may be of particular interest to those working in, or researching, medical and clinical education. ‘Evidence-Based Read more…
As part of a forthcoming blog collection on clinical reflections of medicine, we are pleased to offer ‘Operation Ouch!’ by Doctors Chris & Xand van Tulleken (Little Brown Books for Young Readers, 2014) for review. Expressions of interest are welcome from across the medical humanities although this book might be particularly suited to Read more…
‘Bodies in Formation: An Ethnography of Anatomy and Surgical Education’ by Rachel Prentice (Duke University Press, 2012). So why has Rachel Prentice chosen to write about surgery – what is essentially described as a ‘body-contact sport’ (p.6)? It is precisely the physical nature of surgery that lends itself so well Read more…
Hippocrates once said, “Wherever the art of medicine is loved, there also is love of humanity.” Six years ago on 1st April, when few of us at University College of Medical Sciences & GTB Hospital, Delhi sat together and discussed medical humanities (few articles, and poetry and their role in health care), people considered us Read more…
Sarah Wieten, PhD student at the University of South Florida, writes: At the end of September the University of Western Michigan in Kalamazoo, Michigan welcomed over 100 presenters and participants to the 3rd annual Medical Humanities Conference. With many veteran presenters, the conference seems to be hitting its stride as Read more…
Creative Arts in Humane Medicine: A resource book that touches the heart of what it is to be human Cheryl L. McLean writes: Humanistic medicine is a growing trend as more medical professionals integrate the arts into their practice to improve communication with patients and build better relationships. Creative Arts Read more…
Professor Ron Schleifer (University of Oklahoma) is visiting Durham University and there are two events of central interest to medical humanities scholars and researchers: The “Law that will Govern the Future”: How the Experience of the Humanities Can Help Train Physicians Professor Ron Schleifer (University of Oklahoma) Monday, 12 November, 6.15 Read more…