Student Resources
We encourage students and trainees to publish their work and research. In the past, our medical humanities students have published reflections written during third-year journaling, collaborated on essays with faculty, and submitted opinion pieces to various publications. Those interested in publishing may want to consider some of these publication venues. Additionally, conferences, editorial fellowships, essay contests, and professional organizations may be of interest.
In addition to the below, the McGovern Center maintains a database of publications in the humanities, ethics, and medical education. The database is accessible in Google Drive: https://go.uth.edu/resources/ (external link)
Blogs
According to the Arts (external link) explores how the arts contribute to understanding illness and its effects on lives.
Bioethics Today (external link) is the blog of the American Journal of Bioethics.
Call for Journal Submissions
Submissions (external link) are open for the online publication Intima: A Journal of Narrative Medicine (external link), through Monday, September 28. Quality work in nonfiction, fiction, field notes, poetry, studio art, and multimedia is accepted. Narrative medicine-related academic papers and book reviews will also be accepted on a rolling basis.
Essay Contests
The William Osler Medal is awarded annually for the best unpublished essay on a medical historical topic written by a student enrolled in a school of medicine or osteopathy in the United States or Canada. The writer of the winning essay will be invited to attend the annual American Association for the History of Medicine meeting, which will be in Charleston, SC, from May 19-23, 2027. Essays should be a maximum of 9,000 words (including endnotes) and must be entirely the work of one writer. The submission deadline is January 31, 2027, and more details can be found through the AAHM (external link).
Learning Opportunities
McGovern Center artist-in-residence and art educator, Laura Spector, will lead two classes at Rice University’s Glasscock School of Continuing Studies. The Color Lab: Building a Palette That Works (external link) is an online course that starts on September 17 and runs for 8 weeks from 6:30 – 9:00 pm. The course focuses on color mixing, value, palette building, and developing greater control with oils and acrylics. Painting Small from Your Sketchbook (external link) is an on-campus course that begins September 28 from 6:30 – 9:00 pm. The course runs 8 weeks and focuses on using sketchbooks, observation, and reference to develop small, finished paintings.
Organizations
- Academy of Professionalism in Health Care (external link) (APHC)
- American Educational Research Association (external link) (AERA)
- American Society for Bioethics and Humanities (external link) (ASBH)
- Health Humanities Affinity Group
- Association of American Medical Colleges (external link) (AAMC)
- Graphic Medicine International Collective (external link)
- Health Humanities Consortium (external link)
- Southern Association for the History of Medicine and Science (external link) (SAHMS)
- Students for Health Humanities (external link) (SHH)
Podcasts
Bioethics in the Margins (external link)
A podcast about bioethics and medical humanities, highlighting marginalized voices and topics.
Conversations about Arts, Humanities, and Health (external link)
Hosted by the Medical Humanities Research Centre at the University of Glasgow, each episode features conversations with scholars, health professionals, and the public to discuss how arts and humanities can inform healthcare.
Genetic Frontiers (external link)
This podcast explores the promise, power, and perils of genetic information. Episodes are available on Apple, Spotify, and Amazon Music.
In the Same Vein
This podcast is co-hosted by a University of Rochester student and professor and focuses on how medicine, the humanities, and ethics are intertwined. Innovative topics are presented through interviews with scholars. The podcast is available via Apple (external link) and Spotify (external link).
Journeys to Medicine: The Synapse Podcast (external link)
The Synapse Club at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine is a group of aspiring physicians passionate about storytelling and medical humanities. Journeys to Medicine is the official podcast of GCSOM’s Synapse.
The Clinic and The Person (external link)
Developed to attract the attention of healthcare professionals, educators, researchers, and others interested in the plights of people with specific health problems aided by the humanities’ knowledge and perspectives.