Arts & Resilience to feature Garzón, Magana
The John P. McGovern, MD, Center for Humanities and Ethics’ Arts & Resilience Program welcomes artists Nela Garzón and Gabriela Magana for the first of two events in the spring of 2024. The event begins at noon, Feb. 22 on…
New article by Keisha Ray discusses moral injury
Keisha Ray, PhD, recently published an editorial online in The American Journal of Bioethics. In “We Are Not Okay: Moral Injury and a World on Fire,” Ray discusses that moral injury “looks beyond the self” and “gives a name to…
Joelle Robertson-Preidler quoted in Medical Ethics Advisor
A recent piece entitled, “Difficult Cases, Unclear Boundaries Put Ethicists at Risk for Burnout,” focused on ethicists’ roles in addressing burnout in organizations. McGovern Center assistant professor, Joelle Robertson-Preidler, PhD, MA, was quoted about the importance of reporting burnout. Robertson-Preidler…
Keisha Ray named a Fellow of The Hastings Center
Congratulations to Keisha Ray, PhD, who has been selected by The Hastings Center Board of Directors as a lifetime fellow! Ray joins a community of individuals whose work has informed scholarship and public understanding of complex ethical issues in health…
Anson Koshy publishes piece about art and activism
Anson Koshy, MD, MBE, wrote “Art and Activism in Medical Education: A Modern Necessity,” which appeared in a 2023 issue of the International Review of Psychiatry. In the commentary, Koshy discusses artivism—the use of visual art to promote activism and…
Keisha Ray interviewed on NPR’s Morning Edition
Following recent news about Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin who was hospitalized post-surgery, Keisha Ray, PhD, spoke with NPR‘s Michel Martin about the privacy rights of public officials related to Austin’s not reporting his cancer diagnosis to Biden or Congress and…
Mary Kollmer Horton named ASF’s top academic mentor
The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship named Mary Kollmer Horton, MPH, MA, PhD, assistant professor in the Office of Educational Programs and director of the Medical Student Research Office, as its 2023 Academic Mentor of the Year. “This award meant the world…
Emily Erwin and Keisha Ray publish paper about hidden impacts of orthopedic surgeries
Emily Erwin, MD, Keisha Ray, PhD, and Shuyang Han, PhD, recently published “The Hidden Impact of Orthopedic Surgeries: Examining the Psychological Consequences” in the Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics and Trauma. The paper resulted from a narrative review of 38 articles…
Sylvia Villarreal and Anson Koshy book released
Arun on the Run was released by Bumblebee Books at the end of November 2023. The book was written by Sylvia Villarreal, MEd, MPH, and Anson Koshy, MD, MBE. In the book, Villarreal and Koshy tell the story of Arun,…
McGovern Center faculty to author third edition of book
The third edition of Handbook for Mortals is now under contract with Oxford University Press. The authors are Renee Flores, MD, MHSA, FACP, EdD, AGSF, Joanne Lynn, MD, MS, MA, and Nathan Carlin, PhD. Flores is a geriatrician and associate…