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…
Keisha Ray interviewed by Oprah Daily about IUD insertion pain management
Keisha Ray, PhD, was recently quoted in Oprah Daily in an article titled, “Getting an IUD Doesn’t Have to be Painful. Here’s What Your Doctor May Not Be Telling You.” The article discusses what to expect when considering IUD insertion…
Jessica Wise and Sandy McKay co-author policy report on early childhood education as health and economic policy
Co-authored by Jessica N. Wise, PhD; Katarina Reyes, MEd; and Sandy McKay, MD, FAAP, the policy report, “The Case for Early Childhood Education as Health and Economic Policy” was recently published by Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. The…
GME in Humanities & Ethics graduate publishes piece in Pediatric Research
Vaishali Harne, MBBS, recently published, “‘Stickers’—A pediatric resident’s experience with loss” in Pediatric Research. The piece began as a journal entry by Harne written during the Graduate Medical Education in Humanities and Ethics (GME in H&E) program, offered by the McGovern…
Keisha Ray elected to ASBH Board
Congratulations are in order for McGovern Professor of Oslerian Medicine and Associate Faculty with the McGovern Center, Keisha Ray, PhD, who was recently elected to the Board of Directors of the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities (ASBH). Ray’s term…
Keisha Ray selected for ASBH Board and Nominating Committee
Congratulations to Keisha Ray, PhD, who was newly elected to the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities (ASBH) Board and Nominating Committee. Ray will begin her term on the ASBH Board of Directors following the 2024 Annual Meeting in St….
Conference papers from festschrift conference published in Journeys of Life
In Spring 2023, Nathan Carlin, PhD, organized a festschrift conference in honor of Thomas R. Cole, PhD, founding Director of the McGovern Center for Humanities and Ethics, hosting scholars from all over the world. The conference papers have been published…