Physician writer Samuel Shem visits McGovern Medical School
McGovern Medical School welcomed internationally recognized author Samuel Shem as part of the McGovern Center for Humanities and Ethics’ Arts & Resilience Program, March 7. Shem, the pen name of Stephen Bergman, MD, PhD, is a novelist, playwright, essayist, and…
Arts & Resilience welcomes author Samuel Shem
The lone in-person edition of the 2022-23 Arts and Resilience lineup features internationally renowned novelist Samuel Shem, March 7 in the TMC Library, Large Classroom. The event will also be streamed live via Zoom. Shem, the pen name of Stephen…
New episode of Life & Work from Nathan Carlin
Launched in 2019, Life & Work is a podcast-like series from Rev. Nathan Carlin, PhD, McGovern Center director and Samuel Karff Chair. In each episode, Carlin speaks with intellectuals and writers about the relationship between their personal lives and public…
Nathan Carlin has a conversation with Samuel Shem
Reverend Dr. Nathan Carlin recently had a conversation with Samuel Shem, author of The House of God, The Spirit of the Place, and other books. The conversation is featured in Episode 6 of Season 2 of Conversations with Shem, a…
McGovern Center course features author in discussion
While the move to an online learning format requires distancing of students and faculty, in one McGovern Medical School course, it is allowing an up-close perspective from an important point of view – the author in discussion. Humanistic Elements of…