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The McGovern Center helps students explore health care through the lenses of history, ethics, law, literature, religion and spirituality, social science, cultural studies, and the arts.

Upcoming Events

24 Jan
Pathographies of Mental Illness MSIV Elective 1:00pm - 4:00pm WebEx
25 Jan
Hot Topics in Ethics 12:00pm - 1:00pm WebEx https://go.uth.edu/hottopics
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25 Jan
The Healer's Art blue book elective 6:00pm - 9:00pm Virtual https://go.uth.edu/healersart
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Recent News

  • First QEP seminar emphasizes the role of lobbyists in health care
  • Keisha Ray quoted in Wired about climate change and social determinants of health
  • Special issue of Human Ties Digest released, focuses on hope amidst uncertainty
  • Nathan Carlin has a conversation with Samuel Shem
  • Harris honors Vietnamese legacy at Arts & Resilience
  • Special issue of Pastoral Psychology focuses on Nathan Carlin’s book
  • Keisha Ray discusses healthcare disparities on ABC 13 News
  • Deborah Franklin and Nathan Carlin discuss dentistry in health humanities
  • Medical Humanities Scholarly Concentration has a new director
  • Available postdoctoral fellow positions with the McGovern Center
  • Nathan Carlin’s latest book to be released this month
  • Arts & Resilience presentation by Laura Spector discussed in McGovern news
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Human Ties Digest

Hope Amidst Uncertainty

Issue #4
  • Read @DrKeishaRay's new blog at @bioethics_net, "We Asked For Racial Equity And They Gave Us Pig Hearts."… https://t.co/L50iGEF85V   January 20, 2022 @ 10:51 pm
  • Join us next Wednesday, 1/26 at noon as artist Patrick McGrath Muniz shares his unique and stunning oil paintings w… https://t.co/f7Zj2ndc4r   January 20, 2022 @ 10:34 pm
  • RT @glasscockcenter: Check out the latest edition of Human Ties, which features art and literature from @UTHealthHouston medical students a…   January 19, 2022 @ 5:05 pm
  • Join us next week, 1/26 at noon to see Houston based artist Patrick McGarth Muniz share his paintings with us! Free… https://t.co/HdBACmEUc8   January 19, 2022 @ 3:19 am
  • See @DrkeishaRay quoted in the https://t.co/j2oxLYNvVz news story "Your Medical History Might Someday Include 'Cli… https://t.co/OCL17w04UO   January 19, 2022 @ 12:09 am
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