September 21, 2023

Arts & Resilience returns virtually Sept. 27

The John P. McGovern, MD, Center for Humanities and Ethics’ Arts & Resilience program returns for the 2023-24 school year with four virtual presentations beginning Sept. 27. Since its beginnings, the Arts & Resilience Program has welcomes highly accomplished fiction…


March 16, 2023

Arts & Resilience returns with Lanecia Rouse Tinsley

The McGovern Medical school Arts & Resilience program returns for its third installment of 2023, welcoming multidisciplinary artist Lanecia Rouse Tinsley. The presentation will begin at noon, March 22 and will be held on Zoom. Rouse Tinsley, is an artist…


March 9, 2023

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…


March 1, 2023

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…


February 16, 2023

Arts & Resilience announces 2023 lineup

The John P. McGovern, MD, Center for Humanities and Ethics announces the return of its Arts & Resilience Program as a five-part series, which will resume Feb. 23. The 2022-23 speaker lineup opened with the return of Laura Spector, a…


January 27, 2023

Spector’s Spectacles

The latest exhibit of the McGovern Medical School Art Wall features works from Laura Spector. Spector, a performance and video artist, began creating artwork in 1994. In 1996, Spector began her acclaimed Museum Anatomy project, collaborating with museum curators in…


December 8, 2022

Laura Spector to present virtual exhibit on Grief, Apology, and Healing for Arts & Resilience

The John P. McGovern, MD, Center for Humanities and Ethics welcomes back Laura Spector for its fall event of the Arts & Resilience program, Dec. 15. Spector, a fellow of the New York Foundation for the Arts, will present an…


November 14, 2022

McGovern Center members presented at Healing Arts Houston

From September 29 – October 1, the University of Houston hosted a conference, Innovations in Arts and Health: Collaborating for Medical Humanities, Professional Development, and Community Health. The international conference featured many speakers from the Houston area, including several affiliated…


October 29, 2022

Medical humanities students attend TOC TOC play

On October 27, medical humanities concentration students Miguel Moreno, Hannah Coco, and Emma Stenz, along with the McGovern Center’s Margarita Ortiz, JD, MA, attended TOC TOC (in English, OCD) at MATCH Theatre. Ultimately dealing with the seriousness of OCD and…


August 18, 2022

Human Ties issues call for submissions

The Spring 2023 issue of Human Ties Digest is in the works. Writers, artists, and creators are invited to submit up to 3 original works for publication by November 18. The next issue’s theme is Identity. See the graphic below…


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