The Trent Center's Humanities in Medicine lecture series brings scholars from disciplines including history, literature, philosophy, anthropology, sociology, religion and more to address issues relevant to clinical care.
Register for in-person or online. A light lunch is available for inperson registrants. All lectures are free and available to Duke faculty, students, staff, and the wider community.
FEBRUARY 2026: Anthony Galanos, MD and Daniel Sipp will lead us in an improv comedy session about grief. "Grief AND…: Can Improv Help Us Through Uncertain Times?" will take place on Wednesday, February 4th at noon-1pm at Duke South 3031. Register to attend!
2025-2026 PAST HUMANITIES LECTURES
SEPTEMBER: Watch the recording of "20 Years Later: What have we learned from Hurricane Katrina?" which took place Wednesday, September 10th with Cassandra Davis, PhD.
OCTOBER: Watch the recording of Do True: Boundary Spanning to Impact in Climate and Health" with Jessica Castner, PhD, RN-BC.
NOVEMBER: "Caring for Our Patients, Our Students, Our Colleagues, Ourselves: The Power of Narrative" with Hedy Wald, PhD.
DECEMBER: Watch the recording of Poetic Survival: Painting the Fire as it Burns Us with Joey Lew, MD, MFA
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