Founding Director of the Medical Humanities Initiative, Professor Krishnan, on WHUT TV
November 13th, 2024
Professor Lakshmi Krishnan was on WHUT TV with her co-executive director of the Georgetown-Howard Center for Medical Humanities and Health Justice (MHHJ), Professor Dana Williams, in conversation…
Director of Undergrad Research and Scholarship, Professor Newfield, Wins $100K Magis Prize for Research
October 30th, 2024
The inaugural winners are Diana Kim, a political scientist in the School of Foreign Service; Timothy Newfield, a historical epidemiologist in the Departments of History and Biology in the College of…
Professor Joel Michael Reynolds Publishes Article on Historic Decision to Designate Disabled People a “Health Disparity Population”
September 4th, 2024
Core Faculty in the MHI and Associate Professor of Philosophy and Disability Studies Joel Michael Reynolds published a new article in JAMA Health Forum, a journal of the American Medical…
Dr. Earl Named Research and Data Ethics Director at Department of Veterans Affairs
February 28th, 2024
Dr. Jake Earl began a new role as Director of Research, Innovation, and Data Ethics in the National Center for Ethics in Health Care at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Established by…
Professor Daniel Marchalik on The Diane Rehm Show to Discuss “The Covenant of Water”
January 27th, 2024
On August 30, Professor Daniel Marchalik joined a panel of guests to discuss Abraham Verghese’s novel The Covenant of Water. The book is about three generations of a family in Kerala where at…
Professor Timothy Newfield Named Director of Undergraduate Research and Scholarship
December 20th, 2023
Meet our new Director of Undergraduate Research and Scholarship, Professor Timothy Newfield! Dr. Newfield is a historical epidemiologist, environmental historian, and assistant professor in the…
A Reading and Conversation with V.V. Ganeshananthan, Author of Brotherless Night
November 16th, 2023
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 wants to…
Lannan Center Reading & Talk Featuring Rabih Alameddine
October 17th, 2023
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/Faulkner Award for Fiction…
First Annual Medical Humanities Fall Faculty Retreat
October 17th, 2023
The first annual Medical Humanities fall faculty retreat was held on October 17, 2023 with great discussion and community building.…
1st Annual Medical Humanities Research Showcase
May 2nd, 2023
On May 2nd, 2023, Medical Humanities hosted our first annual research showcase celebrating the scholarship from this year’s senior capstones and research fellowships. Congratulations to our…
“Core Faculty Member, Dr. Emily Mendenhall, awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship”
April 13th, 2023
Our very own Dr. Emily Mendenhall has been selected as a 2023 Guggenheim Fellowship recipient for her work in medical anthropology and public health.…
Medical Humanities and Global Medieval Studies Workshop: Millennium Epidemics
February 21st, 2023
Join us for the Millennium Epidemics Workshop in April…
Dr. Lakshmi Krishnan Featured in Nautilus Magazine Article “Are We Doctors or Data Workers?”
January 13th, 2023
Michael Denham explores the impact of electronic health records (EHR) on physician professional identity and physician-patient relationships in this Nautilus Magazine article, citing Dr. Lakshmi…
Dr. Lakshmi Krishnan is a Guest Speaker in Episode 70 of Dr. Adam Rodman’s Bedside Rounds Podcast: “A Doctor’s Work”
January 13th, 2023
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 labour: the rise of the…
“Virtuosic Craft or Clerical Labour: the Rise of the Electronic Health Record and Challenges to Physicians’ Professional Identity (1950-2022)”
October 7th, 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-based patient record from the late 1950s to the EHR of the present day.…
Ella Castanier Received a Penner Research Award
October 6th, 2022
Ella Castanier (COL’24) received a Penner Family Experiences Award, which provides undergraduate students experiential learning opportunities.…
Christopher King Will Be Honored at the National Association of Health Services Executives – Washington Metropolitan Area Chapter’s 2022 Healthcare Leaders Reception
September 26th, 2022
On Wednesday, September 28, 2022, the National Association of Health Services Executives – Washington Metropolitan Area Chapter held its annual celebration of healthcare executives, recognizing distinguished healthcare leaders for their contributions in their respective communities. Dr. Christopher King was one of the 2022 Distinguished Honorees.…
“A Pilot Study to Understand the Role of Medical Humanities in Medical Education”
September 26th, 2022
Clark Pitcher, Arya Prasad, Daniel Marchalik, Hunter Groninger, Lakshmi Krishnan and Michael Pottash study the perception of the students enrolled in the Georgetown University Medical Humanities Initiative of the benefits of a medical humanities curriculum.…
James Giordano Featured on CNN Special Report on “Immaculate Concussion, The Truth Behind Havana Syndrome”
September 25th, 2022
On “Immaculate Concussion, The Truth Behind Havana Syndrome”, Dr. James Giordano explains the science and technology potentially behind the Havana syndrome, based on his research on bioweapons.…
Focus Group Invitation
September 19th, 2022
We would like to warmly invite you to participate in a focus group regarding your experience participating in a Medical Humanities course. …
Anjali Britto’s “What the Lockdown Gave Me” on Display at the Gelardin Center Exhibit Area
May 6th, 2022
“What the Lockdown Gave Me”, the mixed media project that Anjali Britto (SFS’22) developed as her Medical Humanities 2020-2021 Research Project, under the guidance of Toni-Lee Sangastiano, is now on display at the Gelardin Center Exhibit Area, in the Georgetown University Library’s first floor.…
