Human Ties Digest call for submissions for 2027 issue
Human Ties Digest, the student-edited annual digest featuring written and visual creative works from members of the UTHealth Houston community, has issued its latest call for submissions for the 2027 issue. The issue theme is Currents, meant to describe our journeys…
Narrative Medicine Mondays returns
The McGovern Center for Humanities & Ethics is excited to relaunch Narrative Medicine Mondays, a monthly event series open to all McGovern students, faculty, and staff. Through guided discussions of short works of literature, art, film, and media, participants will…
Angela Gomez promoted
The McGovern Center extends its congratulations to Angela P. Gomez, EdD, MBA, MS, for her recent promotion to Assistant Professor. Dr. Gomez has been a member of the McGovern Center since 2009, first as staff and, since 2023, as faculty. Her…
New paper co-authored by Marianne Florian on McGovern’s PLUS initiative
McGovern Center postdoctoral fellow Marianne Florian, PhD, recently co-authored a paper with fellow McGovern Medical School members, Asia Bright, PhD, and Samuel Neher, EdD, MS. Their paper, “Design, Implementation, and Evaluation of City as TextTM as a Place-Based Framework for Service-Learning in Pre-clinical Medical Education…
Keisha Ray’s latest essay critically examines authorship in the age of AI
McGovern Center associate professor Keisha Ray, PhD, recently published an essay that critically examines the argument that authorship is breaking down due to artificial intelligence (AI). In the paper, “Death of the Human Author: Authorship, AI and Human Choice (external…
Nathan Carlin featured in UTHealth Houston’s Artistic Pursuits series
For Rev. Nathan Carlin, PhD, writing is more than a creative practice—it is a way of exploring the human experience and helping others do the same. Through books, scholarship, and collaborations with clinicians, he uses writing to deepen reflection, strengthen compassion,…
Medical Humanities alum’s research paper named “Must Read”
A recent paper by Josh Bandopadhay, MD, was featured as a “Must Read” by Johns Hopkins Bayview Division of General Internal Medicine. In the paper “Creativity as a Core Competency in Medical Education: The Art of Medicine (external link),” Bandopadhay…
Keisha Ray featured in Bioethics for the People podcast
In a recent podcast episode of Bioethics for the People, Keisha Ray, PhD, talked about Environmental Bioethics (external link) and the environment as a social determinant of health.
White Coats, Blank Pages: A Special Event at Brazos Bookstore
The McGovern Center hosted a panel discussion featuring physician authors, Drs. Kevin Hwang, Gabriel Aisenberg, David Sandberg, Lilit Sargsyan, and moderator Dr. Pritha Bhattacharyya. The event was held on May 11, 2026, at Brazos Bookstore, offering an engaging conversation on…
Keisha Ray publishes new piece in AJOB
McGovern Center associate professor, Keisha Ray, PhD, recently published an editorial in the American Journal of Bioethics. The editorial, “Centering Our Social World in Planetary Health Research Ethics (external link),” discusses planetary ethics—a growing field of inquiry. Ray argues that current perspectives…