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…
Mary Horton speaks in Healthcare Professionalism podcast
Mary Kollmer Horton, PhD, recently spoke on the podcast, Healthcare Professionalism: Education, Research, and Resources, presented by the Center for Professionalism and Communication in Healthcare at Drexel University’s College of Medicine. In the episode, Horton discusses “A Search for a…
Nathan Carlin named editor of leading international journal
Boosting the prominence of the McGovern Center for Humanities and Ethics, Nathan Carlin, PhD, has been named the editor of the Journal of Medical Humanities. Effective July 1, Carlin, director of the McGovern Center for Humanities and Ethics, will serve…
Thomas Cole speaks at Annual John P. McGovern History of Medicine Banquet
Thomas Cole, PhD, professor emeritus and founding director of the McGovern Center spoke at the Annual John P. McGovern History of Medicine Banquet on May 16 at Hotel Zaza. Cole read from his book Old Man Country during the banquet,…
Sylvia Villarreal publishes poems in Annals and the Journal of Medical Humanities
McGovern Center adjunct faculty member Sylvia Villarreal, MEd, MPH, recently published two poems in prestigious publications. The first poem is “Attending,” which appears in the May 2024 Annals of Internal Medicine. The second poem, “Service Call” appears in the May…