Archive: Perspectives

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Perspectives

I believe the medical humanities are not solely an academic discipline, but a mechanism for achieving health justice.

Ella Castanier (History Major, Medical Humanities Minor ‘24) During the Covid-19 pandemic, I found the medical humanities when I took Dr. LakshmiKrishnan’s course â€:…

May 28, 2025

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Working with the Medical Humanities Initiative has been one of the highlights during my time as a resident

The Medical Humanities Initiative has been the highlight of my academic experience at Georgetown thus far. . . . Studying medical humanities has become imperative to me since…

February 20, 2024

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The medical humanities asks me to engage with what it means to be human; it asks me to engage with humanity

The medical humanities program has been the highlight of my academic experience at Georgetown thus far. . . . Studying medical humanities has become imperative to me since living…

November 1, 2023

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The medical humanities allows me to explore interests not limited to the traditional medical world

The medical humanities program has been the highlight of my academic experience at Georgetown thus far. . . . Studying medical humanities has become imperative to me since living…

November 1, 2023

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The medical humanities transformed my perspective on medicine

The medical humanities program has been the highlight of my academic experience at Georgetown thus far. . . . Studying medical humanities has become imperative to me since living…

October 25, 2021

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The medical humanities shape us, inform how we practice medicine and how we approach our patients

The medical humanities program has been the highlight of my academic experience at Georgetown thus far. . . . Studying medical humanities has become imperative to me since living…

October 25, 2021

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The medical humanities tethers me to the reasons why I chose medicine as a career

The medical humanities program has been the highlight of my academic experience at Georgetown thus far. . . . Studying medical humanities has become imperative to me since living…

October 25, 2021

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Intro to Medical Humanities made me feel inspired and reinvigorated

The medical humanities program has been the highlight of my academic experience at Georgetown thus far. . . . Studying medical humanities has become imperative to me since living…

October 25, 2021

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The Medical Humanities Initiative has become my intellectual home during my time at Georgetown

The Medical Humanities Initiative has been the highlight of my academic experience at Georgetown thus far. . . . Studying medical humanities has become imperative to me since…

October 14, 2021

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The medical humanities reveal not only that medicine and the humanities go hand in hand, but that they are actually indispensable to one another

I wish I had found this field sooner. For the longest time, I felt pressured to choose between my gravitation towards history, literature, and philosophy and my curiosity about…

October 14, 2021