Abstract: This conference will showcase innovative approaches to the arts, languages, and philosophies that guide society in a rapidly changing medical landscape. It is grounded in the premise that medicine, as a human-centered practice, must work constantly to mitigate the tension between the abstractions that allow its practitioners to focus on addressing disease and the holistic practices that encourage patients to thrive. The conference will include presentations, workshops, and panels involving history of medicine, arts in medicine, health narratives, medical ethics, medical anthropology, religious approaches to health, health education, and conceptions of wellness, as well as multidisciplinary approaches to the medical humanities.
Additional information about the conference, including the call for abstracts, may be found here.
Location and Address
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI