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Carl Elliott, MD, PhD, presentation
November 12, 2024

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…


Bright orange journal cover for Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics
October 23, 2024

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 (external link)” discusses the fourth-year elective of the same name taught…


Kelli Cohen Fein
September 18, 2024

Kelli Cohen Fein receives award from Baylor College of Medicine

Kelli Cohen Fein, MA, MD, EdD, will receive a Humanitarian Award as part of Baylor College of Medicine’s 2024 Alumni Awards, scheduled for October 17. The award recognizes Fein for making a profound impact through her humanitarian efforts and commitment…


Dr Keisha Ray, olive green dress standing in front of green grass and purple shrubbery
September 13, 2024

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 (external link).” The article discusses what to expect when considering…


Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy
September 13, 2024

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 (external link)” was recently published by Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public…


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