Archive: Lakshmi Krishnan

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COVIDCalls Podcast, Episode #320: Medical Humanities, Literature, COVID-19 w/Guest Host Jacob-Steere Williams featuring Dr. Lakshmi Krishnan and Dr. Lorenzo Servitje

A daily discussion of the COVID-19 pandemic featuring Dr. Lakshmi Krishnan and Dr. Lorenzo Servitje - hosted by Dr. Scott Gabriel Knowles, a historian of disasters at KAIST in…

August 12, 2021

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Using the Power of Narratives to Address Bias in Healthcare

The MedStar Health Institute for Quality and Safety hosted "Using the Power of Narratives to Address Bias in Healthcare". The event featured a panel of MedStar Health physicians,…

May 12, 2021

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Small Silences, Confused Chronicities: The Politics of Terminal Illness in Anne Boyer, Audre Lorde and Hervé Guibert

Ayten Tartici (American Council of Learned Societies “Emerging Voices Postdoctoral Fellow”, Georgetown Humanities Initiative) presented her most recent research at the…

May 10, 2021

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Georgetown College Writes About the Medical Humanities Initiative’s New Minor

Georgetown College shared the announcement of the launch of the interdisciplinary minor in Medical Humanities, Culture, and Society, which, in Nicoletta Pireddu's words, …

March 22, 2021

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Dr. Lakshmi Krishnan Spoke at the MedStar Washington Hospital Center Department of Medicine Grand Rounds

On February 24, 2021, Dr. Lakshmi Krishnan presented her lecture about "Medical Humanities for the Clinician" at the MedStar Washington Hospital Center Department of Medicine…

February 24, 2021

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The MedStar Washington Hospital Center Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds Featured Dr. Lakshmi Krishnan’s Presentation

On February, 2021, Dr. Lakshmi Krishnan presented her lecture "Revolution is Not a One-Time Event: How History of Medicine and Health Equity Can Remake Medical Education" at the…

February 13, 2021

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“Medical Humanities Initiative Creates Novel Learning Opportunities with Interdisciplinary Students and Faculty”, The Georgetown University Medical Center Covers the Work of the Medical Humanities Initiative

The Georgetown University Medical Center wrote about the novel learning opportunities that the Georgetown University Medical Humanities Initiative provides for undergraduate and…

January 28, 2021

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Lakshmi Krishnan Awarded Research Fellowship from National Endowment for the Humanities

On December 16, 2020, the National Endowment for the Humanities announced its grants to support different humanities projects. It awarded Lakshmi Krishnan a research fellowship…

December 16, 2020

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Georgetown Now: A Conversation with Georgetown President John J. DeGioia featuring Dr. Lakshmi Krishnan

Conversation between Georgetown President John J. DeGioia and Dr. Lakshmi.…

December 9, 2020

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The Georgetown Humanities Initiative Writes About Dr. Lakshmi Krishnan’s Leadership of the Medical Humanities Initiative

The Georgetown Humanities Initiative introduced the Medical Humanities Initiative, with a particular focus on Dr. Lakshmi Krishnan's experience and vision as leader of the…

December 4, 2020