Angela Gomez joins American Educational Research Association committee
A longtime member of the American Educational Research Association, Angela Gomez, EdD, has joined Division D’s Communications Committee for a three-year term (2023-2026). She was also selected as the division’s Assistant Web Manager and will transition to Web Manager for…
Center faculty to present at American Society for Bioethics & Humanities annual conference
The American Society for Bioethics & Humanities 25th Annual Conference will include presentations from Center assistant professor Joelle Robertson-Preidler, PhD, and associate professor (with tenure) Keisha Ray, PhD. Robertson-Preidler will present, “Are Clinical Ethicists Next? Recognizing Triggers and Mitigating Burnout,”…
New Hastings Center piece by Keisha Ray discusses linguistic justice
Keisha Ray, PhD, recently published “Improving Linguistic Justice and Accessibility in Bioethics Work” in the Bioethics Forum Essay section of The Hastings Center. In the piece, Ray shares that, “linguistic justice means making my work accessible to people by using…
Keisha Ray awarded McGovern Professorship in Oslerian Medicine
Congratulations are due to Keisha Ray, PhD, who has been awarded the John P. McGovern, MD Professorship in Oslerian Medicine, effective September 1, 2023. Ray was recently promoted to associate professor and awarded tenure.
Center for Humanities and Ethics hosts “Primary Care”
The John P. McGovern, MD, Center for Humanities and Ethics, in collaboration with Thomas R. Cole, PhD, and Bill Monroe, will host a staged reading of “Primary Care,” at 7:30 p.m., Oct. 9 at the Midtown Arts & Theater Center…
Arts & Resilience returns virtually Sept. 27
The John P. McGovern, MD, Center for Humanities and Ethics’ Arts & Resilience program returns for the 2023-24 school year with four virtual presentations beginning Sept. 27. Since its beginnings, the Arts & Resilience Program has welcomes highly accomplished fiction…
Medical Humanities alum publishes paper applying appreciative inquiry
Isaac Chua, MD, MPH, recently published a study, “What Went Right? A Mixed-Methods Study of Positive Feedback Data in a Hospital-Wide Mortality Review Survey,” in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. The study uses appreciative inquiry, an analysis model that…
Keisha Ray and her work profiled in Texas Monthly
A recent Texas Monthly piece, “Racism Persists in Health Care. This Houston Bioethicist Aims to Change That, ” profiles Keisha Ray, PhD, a tenured associate professor with the McGovern Center. The profile shares Ray’s personal experience with bias in medicine…
Brennan discusses impact of policy on National Library of Medicine at QEP presentation
Patricia Brennan, PhD, RN, FAAN, and director of the National Library of Medicine (NLM), delved into the profound impact of public policies on the NLM and, in turn, the library’s contributions to shaping policies during a virtual presentation. The talk…
Keisha Ray discusses using stories to teach medical students about racial bias
A recent article in Stat focuses on writing among physicians as a way to share their stories. In the article, “Emotional Dry Cleaning: A Writer Helps Doctors Share Their Stories—and Their Pain,” Keisha Ray, PhD, discusses using stories to teach…