New paper by Joelle Robertson-Preidler published
“Whether to Offer Interventions at the End of Life: What Physicians Consider and How Clinical Ethicists Can Help” is the title of a new paper written by McGovern Center assistant professor Joelle Robertson-Preidler, PhD, with Mikaela Kim, (UTMB Health), Sophia…
Nathan Carlin selected as winner of the 2025 Health Humanities Visionary Award
The Health Humanities Consortium has selected Rev Nathan Carlin, PhD, as winner of the 2025 Health Humanities Visionary Award. Carlin was selected for his many critical contributions to the field of humanities, including his mentorship of emerging scholars, work on…
McGovern Center launches new humanities program for physicians
The McGovern Center for Humanities and Ethics is accepting applications for a new certificate program open to all physicians. The Medical Humanities Workforce Training Program for Physicians will explore contexts, experiences, and critical conceptual issues in medicine and health care,…
Laura Spector joins the McGovern Center as artist-in-residence
The McGovern Center welcomes our new artist in residence, nationally and internationally renowned artist Laura Spector, a Houston-based artist best known for her Museum Anatomy project, which began in 1996. We are excited to welcome her to the McGovern team!
McGovern Center featured in latest episode of Hancock’s Headlines
McGovern Medical School Executive Dean John Hancock, MA, MB, BChir, PhD, ScD, focused on Medical Humanities in his latest YouTube episode of Hancock’s Headlines.
The study of art helps medical students become better doctors, according to UTHealth Houston artist-in-residence
No two people look at a painting or watch a performance the same way. One might pick up color, brushstrokes, the resonance of a voice. Another might see a hidden figure, the shape of a smile, or the lightness in…
Writing Fellows alum publishes essay in CHEST
Lilit Sargsyan, MD, FCCP, recently published essay “My Voice” appears in the current issue of CHEST journal. Sargsyan was a member of the first cohort of the McGovern Center-Inprint Writing Fellowship, a year-long writing workshop for health professionals.
McGovern Center Celebrates 20th Anniversary
The McGovern Center celebrates its 20th Anniversary this year, owing much gratitude to Dr. McGovern, Mrs. McGovern, the McGovern Foundation, and the many donors who have supported our work. On November 21, 2024, at 6:00 pm, the first special lecture…
Center members publish work in Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics
Reverend Nathan Carlin, PhD, Angela Gomez, EdD, and Margarita Ortiz, JD, MA, published a commentary in the Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics. The paper “Teaching Pathographies of Mental Illness” discusses the fourth-year elective of the same name taught by Carlin…
Kelli Cohen Fein receives award from Baylor College of Medicine
Kelli Cohen Fein, MA, MD, EdD, will receive a Humanitarian Award as part of Baylor College of Medicine’s 2024 Alumni Awards, scheduled for October 17. The award recognizes Fein for making a profound impact through her humanitarian efforts and commitment…