Medical humanities students win Karff Chair Awards
The McGovern Center is pleased to announce the winners of the 2025 Karff Awards. These awards are given to graduating seniors at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston. These awards are made possible through the Samuel Karff Chair, which is…
Michelle Moncrieffe to speak at next dental collaborative webinar
The National Collaborative on Humanities and Ethics in Dentistry welcomes Michelle V. Moncrieffe, MA, CHES®, lecturer and interdisciplinary researcher at the University of Maryland College Park. Her presentation will address the power of narratives in offering insight for dental trainees…
April 24 reception celebrating the McGovern Center’s 20th Anniversary
A reception and reading will be held on April 24 to commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the McGovern Center for Humanities and Ethics. Please join us for this special event with live music featuring Dr. John Riggs and the Acoustic…
McGovern Center launches Writing Awards in Fiction
The McGovern Center for Humanities and Ethics is pleased to announce a nationwide open call for unpublished fiction that is medical or healthcare-related in theme or focus. Winners will receive $500 and an opportunity to publish in the Journal of Medical Humanities. There will…
Arts & Resilience returns March 26
The McGovern Center for Humanities and Ethics presents the Arts & Resilience Lecture Series, at noon, March 26 in MSB B.603 and on Zoom. Join the Center for an inspiring art lecture by John Slaby, a self-taught artist with a…
Laura Spector unveils interactive coloring book mural
The McGovern Center is excited to invite you to visit the Leather Lounge and contribute to our interactive coloring book mural, “A History of Healing: From Past to Progress” created by Laura Spector, Artist-in-Residence. This mural, commissioned in honor of…
Keisha Ray works with leadership on new longitudinal theme, AI and Healthcare
Keisha Ray, PhD, McGovern Chair of Oslerian Medicine, tenured Associate Professor in the McGovern Center, and director of the Medical Humanities Scholarly Concentration and Longitudinal Themes at McGovern Medical School has worked with education leadership at McGovern Medical School and…
Angela Gomez and Jessica Wise share Healthcare Policy for Health Professionals
Over the last several months, Center members Angela P. Gomez, EdD, MBA, MS, and Jessica N. Wise, PhD, MPH, have shared their work on the university’s Quality Enhancement Plan, Healthcare Policy for Health Professionals at multiple conferences: Gomez and Wise shared a…
David Ozar to speak at next virtual event of the National Collaborative on Humanities and Ethics in Dentistry
The National Collaborative on Humanities and Ethics in Dentistry will host David T. Ozar, Ph.D, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at Loyola University Chicago and founder of the American Society for Dental Ethics. In this session, you will learn to recognize…
20th Anniversary Talk features Erin Lamb
The John P. McGovern Center for Humanities and Ethics celebrates its 20th anniversary Feb. 5. The McGovern Center hosted a special lecture featuring Erin Lamb, PhD, presenting on “Health Humanities: Looking Backwards, Sideways, and Forward.”