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Announcements

Professor Timothy Newfield Named Director of Undergraduate Research and Scholarship

Meet our new Director of Undergraduate Research and Scholarship, Professor Timothy Newfield! Dr. Newfield is a historical epidemiologist, environmental historian, and assistant…

December 20, 2023

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A Reading and Conversation with V.V. Ganeshananthan, Author of Brotherless Night

On November 16, the Medical Humanities Initiative held an event with V.V. Ganeshananthan, author of Brotherless Night, a novel that follows the perspective of a young girl who…

November 16, 2023

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Lannan Center Reading & Talk Featuring Rabih Alameddine

On October 17th, Lannan Visiting Chair Rabih Alameddine gave a talk on his most recent book The Wrong End of the Telescope. The Wrong End of the Telescope won the 2022 Pen…

October 17, 2023

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First Annual Medical Humanities Fall Faculty Retreat

The first annual Medical Humanities fall faculty retreat was held on October 17, 2023 with great discussion and community.…

October 17, 2023

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1st Annual Medical Humanities Research Showcase

On May 2nd, 2023, Medical Humanities hosted our first annual research showcase celebrating the scholarship from this year’s senior capstones and research fellowships.…

May 2, 2023

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“Core Faculty Member, Dr. Emily Mendenhall, awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship”

Our very own Dr. Emily Mendenhall has been selected as a 2023 Guggenheim Fellowship recipient for her work in medical anthropology and public.…

April 13, 2023

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Medical Humanities and Global Medieval Studies Workshop: Millennium Epidemics

Join us for the Millennium Epidemics Workshop in…

February 21, 2023

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Dr. Lakshmi Krishnan Featured in Nautilus Magazine Article “Are We Doctors or Data Workers?”

Michael Denham explores the impact of electronic health records (EHR) on physician professional identity and physician-patient relationships in this Nautilus Magazine article,…

January 13, 2023

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Dr. Lakshmi Krishnan is a Guest Speaker in Episode 70 of Dr. Adam Rodman’s Bedside Rounds Podcast: “A Doctor’s Work”

Dr. Adam Rodman invites Dr. Lakshmi Krishnan and Dr. Michael Neuss onto his podcast series, Bedside Rounds, to discuss their latest article “Virtuosic craft or clerical…

January 13, 2023

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“Virtuosic Craft or Clerical Labour: the Rise of the Electronic Health Record and Challenges to Physicians’ Professional Identity (1950-2022)”

In this article, Lakshmi Krishnan and Michael Neuss tackle the debate around the electronic health record (EHR), by following key moments in the history of the early computer…

October 7, 2022