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Keck Medical Humanities

student interest group

How we began

 

In 2014, a group of MS1s decided to start the Keck Medical Humanities Student Interest Group (MHIG) in order to help grow and explore the interests we had outside of medicine.

Philosophy

 

In medical school, many of us come from unique backgrounds. Art. Writing. Acting. This group unites us and helps us nurture those interests while we pursue our medical degrees.

Our Work

 

MHIG partners with different SIGs and academic departments to offer unique events in literature, anthropology, art, ethics, and more. Check out our Projects to see what's going on.

Get in touch

 

Have an idea for an event? Reach out. Our organization exists because of your support. Go to our Contact page to find out how you can join or partner with us.

Past Events

Rare Books Tour at the Norris Medical Library

Poet Karen Cordova reads her work

Local artist Ted Meyer talks about how health influenced his art

Dr. Pamela Schaff discusses her journey through the medical humanities

Hospice & Palliative Care ethics roundtable

Shari Foos writing workshop

End-of-Life Care Dilemmas ethics roundtable

Artist Liz Atkin talks about how her experiences with skin picking influenced her art 

SingFit CEO discusses the intersection of music and health

Narrative medicine writing workshop with Dr. Simi Rahman

Religion, Culture & Spirituality in Medicine ethics roundtable

Hollywood, Health & Society director Kate Folb shows how media can change our perception of public health

Physician-Assisted Suicide ethics roundtable

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