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Upcoming Events

Narrative Medicine Summer Series

Join us for a Narrative Medicine Summer Series on June 22, July 20, and August 17, 12:15-1:00pm on Zoom. Sessions: Visual Thinking Strategies, A Literary Lens, and Graphic Medicine

Narrative Medicine Workshop

Join us on Friday, September 16 for a half-day Narrative Medicine Workshop featuring keynote speaker Rita Charon, MD, PhD, Founding Chair of the Department of Medical Humanities and Ethics at Columbia University

Responsible Conduct of Research Short Course

Registration is open for the Fall 2022 Responsible Conduct of Research course Wednesdays, August 31-September 28, 8-9:45am on Zoom

News

Bioethics Director is Co-editor of Anti-Black Racism Special Report

Patrick T. Smith, PhD, director of the Trent Center’s Program in Bioethics, is co-editor of a recently published Hastings Center special report, “ A Critical Moment in Bioethics: Reckoning with Anti-Black Racism through Intergenerational Dialogue .”

Adolescent Medical Decisionmaking Rights

In a recent issue of the American Journal of Law & Medicine, Trent Center faculty associate Doriane Coleman, JD and emeritus faculty member Philip Rosoff, MD examine well-established law and current medical trends related to adolescent medical decisionmaking rights.

Resources

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Literary Journal

Cover: Voices a literary journal with image of blue bird in clear jar hanging on a thread

Online Exhibition

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