2024 Karff Award Winners selected
The McGovern Center is pleased to announce the winners of the 2024 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…
Anson Koshy publishes essay in Pastoral Psychology
McGovern Center faculty Anson Koshy, MD, MBE, published a paper in Pastoral Psychology. The piece, “Decalcomania and Anticipatory Aesthetics: Envisioning Days of Future Past,” is an essay about the power of visual work of art to create opportunities for self-reflection,…
Keisha Ray quoted in The New York Times
A recent article in The New York Times,” discusses “Sexism in Medicine? It’s Not ‘All in Her Head.’“. McGovern Center associate professor, Keisha Ray, PhD, was interviewed about racism and sexism in clinical care.
McGovern Center members present at Shine Academy conference
The University of Texas System Kenneth I. Shine, MD, Academy of Health Science Education hosted the 2024 Innovations in Health Science Education Conference in Austin, TX, from February 22 to 23. Several members of the McGovern Center presented at the…
New National Collaborative on Humanities and Ethics in Dentistry Launched
Marking the launch of a National Collaborative on Humanities and Ethics in Dentistry was the February 13 presentation, “Everything Comes Alive with Cherry Pie: Stories of Life at the End of Life,” by Marcia Brennan, PhD. Brennan is the Carolyn…
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…