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 Proposals
The Academy for Professionalism in Health Care has issued a call for abstracts for their upcoming international virtual conference exploring how professionalism is understood, taught, assessed, and lived across cultures, health professions, educational settings, and clinical and public health practice. The conference theme, “Creating a Shared Framework Across Cultures, Education, and Practice (external link),” invites presentations on a range of topics, from definitions of professionalism to teaching professionalism to professional values as portrayed in the visual arts. The conference will be held December 2-3, 2026, with an abstract deadline of Monday, September 7, 2026.
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.
Genetic Frontiers (external link)
This newly launched 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.