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Coauthored paper by Keisha Ray discusses cases of racially concordant care
“Should a Healthcare System Facilitate Racially Concordant Care for Black Patients?” is the title of a recent article coauthored by...

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Coauthored paper on autonomy by Colin Goodman and Timothy Houk accepted for publication
“Misapplying Autonomy: Why Patient Wishes Cannot Settle Treatment Decisions” is the title of a forthcoming paper in Theoretical Medicine and...

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Keisha Ray quoted in new Science article
A recently published article by researchers from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) about incidental genetic findings sparked controversy discussed...

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Keisha Ray discusses race education in undergraduate dental programs
“Stories and Statistics: Creating Culturally Competent Dentists Using Integrative Race Education in Dental Schools,” is the title of a new...

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Environmental injustice at center of new essay by Keisha Ray
The latest issue of Hastings Center Report includes an essay by Keisha Ray, PhD, entitled “In the Name of Racial...

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Meditation and burnout at center of new article
“Meditation for Healing Burnout” is the title of a new article appearing in Alternative and Complementary Therapies in which Alejandro...

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New forthcoming book from Nathan Carlin
Nathan Carlin, PhD, received a contract from Oxford University Press to write a monograph on medicine and secularization. Its tentative...

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Keisha Ray receives book contract from Oxford
Keisha Ray, PhD, recently accepted a book contract for her forthcoming book, Black Health: Social, Cultural, and Political Determinants, from...

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Keisha Ray among philosophers weighing-in on reopening higher education institutions
Several philosophers shared perspectives on reopening higher education institutions in a recent Daily Nous piece entitled, “Philosophers on Reopening Colleges...

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Blog by Keisha Ray discusses black bioethics and mainstream bioethics
“Black Bioethics and How the Failures of the Profession Paved the Way for Its Existence,” is the title of the...

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Nathan Carlin’s latest book discussed on New Books Network
In a recent podcast on New Books Network, Nathan Carlin, PhD, discussed with Claire Clark, PhD, MPH, his 2019 book...

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Medical humanities textbook to be translated
Coauthored by Thomas Cole, PhD, Nathan Carlin, PhD, and Ronald Carson, PhD, Medical Humanities: An Introduction was published by Cambridge...

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Human Ties returns with special issue
Launched in Fall 2018, Human Ties Digest has released a special issue in honor of the McGovern Center’s 15th Anniversary....

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The Page 99 Test features “Old Man Country,” plus Shelf Awareness review
Old Man Country: My Search for Meaning Among the Elders is the latest book written by Thomas Cole, PhD. The...

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Thomas Cole discusses latest book on Psychology Today
“My Journey Into Old Man Country,” appeared on the Psychology Today website this week. In the piece, Thomas Cole, PhD,...

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Thomas Cole interviewed by Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal’s Clare Ansberry recently interviewed Thomas Cole, PhD, about his latest book, Old Man Country. In the...

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Houston Chronicle reviews “Old Man Country”
Thomas Cole, PhD, saw his latest book Old Man Country: My Search for Meaning Among the Elders released in late...

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“Old Man Country” by Thomas Cole is released
A new book by Thomas Cole, PhD, was published recently and has since been featured in the news. Cole spoke...

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Michael Bagg writes opinion piece on studying gun violence
Michael Bagg recently wrote an opinion piece for the Houston Chronicle. In the piece, Bagg, a student of McGovern Medical...

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Medical humanities student coauthors paper on stress
Ryan Cassidy is a participant of the Medical Humanities Scholarly Concentration and is a dual-degree student pursuing an MD/PhD through...

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Keisha Ray discusses medical photos and women’s health in recent blog
Keisha Ray, PhD, recently wrote a blog post for the American Journal of Bioethics titled, “Medical Photos, CPR Dolls, and...

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Two papers by Timothy Houk published
Timothy Houk, PhD published recently two papers. The first paper is a coauthored piece entitled, “Marketing the Research Missions of...

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Human Ties returns with second issue
Human Ties returns with its second issue, the Spring 2019 Digest. The overarching theme of this issue is “personal narrative”...

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Blog post by Keisha Ray focuses on anti-fat bias
Reflecting on personal experience, Keisha Ray, PhD, authored a blog post on Bioethics.net about fat bias titled, “Going to the...

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Angela Polczynski publishes paper with Cathy Rozmus and Nathan Carlin
Angela Polczynski, MBA, Cathy Rozmus, PhD, RN, and Nathan Carlin, PhD recently published a paper entitled, “Beyond Silos: An Interprofessional,...

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Piece by Michael Lehner published in Texas Heart Institute Journal
Fourth-year medical student and medical humanities program member Michael Lehner published recently in the Texas Heart Institute Journal. The piece...

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Medical humanities student Ryan Cassidy publishes first-author paper
Ryan Cassidy is an MD/PhD student of the McGovern Medical School and the MD Anderson UTHealth Graduate School of Biomedical...

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Sylvia Villarreal’s poetry prize win featured in Scoop
Cross-posted from Scoop Sylvia Villarreal, MEd, MPH, project manager of the Sacred Vocation Program at McGovern Center for Humanities and...

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Christine Weiseler co-authors piece about accessibility and care for patients with disabilities
Former Center postdoctoral fellow publishes paper about improving accessibility and quality of care for patients with disability.

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Sylvia Villarreal wins annual poetry prize
Annals of Internal Medicine awards annual poetry prize to Sylvia Villarreal

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Personal narrative published in medical humanities journal
Jonathan Xian publishes personal narrative in Hektoen International.

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New blog post by Keisha Ray focuses on aging
Keisha Ray wrote recently a blog post contemplating aging and our responsibilities to our aging families.

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Recent commentary by Keisha Ray appears in AJOB
American Journal of Bioethics published recently Keisha Ray's commentary on intersectionality and power imbalances faced by clinicians of color.

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Bryant Boutwell to present on Duke biography
Biography on Dr. Red Duke focus of upcoming presentation by Bryant Boutwell, DrPH.

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Teaching Health Humanities to be released in early 2019
Health humanities book co-edited by Nathan Carlin and Thomas Cole will be released in 2019.

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Forthcoming book from Nathan Carlin
Pastoral Aesthetics by Nathan Carlin will be released in Spring 2019.

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Human Ties Digest featured in Scoop
First issue of Human Ties Digest discussed in Scoop.

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First issue of Human Ties Digest released
The inaugural issue of Human Ties Digest released for Fall 2018.

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Article in The Atlantic references Woods Nash
Woods Nash's recent article about limitations of medical ethics cases discussed in The Atlantic.

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Nathan Carlin coedits special issue of Journal of Religion and Health
Special issue of Journal of Religion and Health guest co-edited by Nathan Carlin.

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Poem by Sylvia Villarreal appears in Annals of Internal Medicine
"Provisions" published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

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Thomas Cole and Ben Saxton publish essay on challenges of the Fourth Age
Challenges for men facing the Fourth Age is the subject of a recent essay by Thomas Cole and Benjamin Saxton.

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Alejandro Chaoul’s forthcoming book due out in July
July release date set for Alejandro Chaoul's latest book.

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Newsletter features piece coauthored by Anson Koshy
Anson Koshy coauthors piece in NRC Newsletter.

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Woods Nash edits special issue of Journal of Medical Humanities
Special issue of Journal of Medical Humanities on mental illness, edited by Woods Nash.

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David Savage publishes story from Hurricane Harvey
MD/PhD student David Savage publishes Hurricane Harvey story in AAMC blog.

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Rebecca Lunstroth publishes clinical ethics case analysis in AJOB
A clinical ethics case analysis written by Rebecca Lunstroth and Rhashedah Ekeoduru was recently published by The American Journal of Bioethics.

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“All Clear,” a poem by Sylvia Villarreal published
Sylvia Villarreal's poem "All Clear" published in Journal of Medical Humanities.

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Christine Wieseler to give upcoming talks, has publication accepted
Postdoctoral fellow, Dr. Christine Wiesler, has many talks planned for the Fall as well as an accepted publication.

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Nathan Carlin publishes reflection on volunteer work
Reflection piece about volunteering at HCPC published by Nathan Carlin.

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Former postdoctoral fellow publishes op-ed, book
Former Center postdoctoral fellow, Claire Clark authors op-ed in Washington Post.

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Latest poem by Woods Nash published
"Song for Pollock," written by Woods Nash was published in JAMA.

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Christine Wieseler’s book review appears online
Book review on Phenomenology of Illness by Christine Wieseler published online.

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Book review by Thomas Cole to appear in Cambridge Quarterly
Thomas Cole's book review will appear in July issue of Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics.

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Poem recently published by adjunct faculty member, Woods Nash
"Sovereign and Severe," a poem by Woods Nash, appears in Intima.

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Paper about Sacred Vocation Program published
Sylvia Villarreal, Woods Nash, and Thomas Cole publish in the Journal of Graduate Medical Education.

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Photo commentary by Woods Nash published
Woods Nash publishes commentary on a photo of a former psychiatric hospital.

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Book review by Woods Nash published recently
Woods Nash's review appears in the Journal of Medical Humanities.

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Poem by Woods Nash published recently in JAMA
Woods Nash's latest poem appears in JAMA.

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Keisha Ray’s recent work published in AJOB
Articles and a blog post by Keisha Ray published by AJOB.

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JAMA publishes poem by Woods Nash
Woods Nash's poem appears in issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

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Collin Mulcahy and Woods Nash publish in JGIM
Essay by Collin Mulcahy and Woods Nash published online in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.

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Oxford University Press extends book contract to Nathan Carlin and Thomas Cole
Nathan Carlin and Thomas Cole receive contract to coedit Teaching Health Humanities.

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Nathan Carlin to serve as Board Member for journal
Pastoral Psychology welcomes Nathan Carlin as Board Member.

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Keisha Ray authors blog posts on AJOB
AJOB blogs posted recently by Keisha Ray.

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Woods Nash publishes in The Cormac McCarthy Journal
Paper written by Woods Nash published in the 2015 issue of The Cormac McCarthy Journal.

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McGovern Center members publish article about The Brewsters
The Brewsters discussed in a recent research article in Nursing Ethics.

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Pathography by Thomas Cole published in Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics
Voices of illness section of journal features piece by Thomas Cole.

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Jon Wolfshohl published in online magazine
Fourth-year student publishes piece on in-Training.

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Poem by Woods Nash published in JAMA
JAMA publishes poem written by postdoctoral fellow, Woods Nash.

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Medical Humanities student publishes reflection piece
Enstin Ye published recently, "When Compassionate Care Isn't Truly Compassionate."

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Sylvia Villarreal publishes poem in JAMA
Poem written by Sylvia Villarreal appears in JAMA.

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Woods Nash’s poem published in JAMA
Poem by Woods Nash appears in recent issue of JAMA.

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Woods Nash to edit book on Camus’s The Plague
Book editing contract extended to Woods Nash for derivative work of The Plague.

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Poems and commentaries by Woods Nash published
The Journal of Medical Humanities published three poems and commentaries by Woods Nash.

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Nathan Carlin co-authors forthcoming book
Co-authored with Donald Capps, Nathan Carlin will soon release The Gift of Sublimation: A Psychoanalytic Study of Multiple Masculinities.

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Poem by Woods Nash to be published in Bellevue Literary Review
Bellevue Literary Review to publish poem by Woods Nash.

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Woods Nash published in JAMA and Appalachian Journal
Postdoctoral fellow, Woods Nash publishes poem and article in two journals.

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Woods Nash published in Academic Medicine
Commentary by Woods Nash on Jack Gilbert poem featured in Academic Medicine.

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Nathan Carlin offered contract to write a monograph
Oxford University Press offers contract to Nathan Carlin to write a monograph.

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Woods Nash published in JAMA, Annals of Internal Medicine, and elsewhere
Works by Woods Nash published recently in several journals.

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Nathan Carlin and Woods Nash published in Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics
Articles by Nathan Carlin and Woods Nash published.

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Claire Clark writes blog for Houston Chronicle
Blog piece for Baker Institute Blog written by postdoctoral fellow.

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Blog post for The Lancet Student written by Nathan Carlin
Nathan Carlin authored recently a blog The Lancet Student.

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The Brewsters faculty development begins for summer
Entering UTHealth students read The Brewsters, a choose-your-own-adventure book in ethics and professionalism.

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Bryant Boutwell releases book about John P. McGovern
Proceeds for Bryant Boutwell's latest book to support scholarship fund.

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Bryant Boutwell writes blog about Houston’s medical history
Blogs and articles by Bryant Boutwell focus on Houston's medical history.

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