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Welcome From the Chair

A welcome message from the chair of the Department of Medical Humanities and Ethics, Rita Charon, MD, PhD.

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Explore our Divisions: Narrative Medicine, Ethics, and Social Medicine and Professionalism.

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Events

Ethics Grand Rounds: Are We Ready for Psychedelic Medicine?

Tuesday, December 10, 2024

12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

Venue

Roy And Diana Vagelos Education Center, 104 Haven Ave., New York, NY 10032 401
Building a Diverse ELSI Workforce

Friday, December 13, 2024

12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

Venue

Online Event

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News

Banning Books Isn’t Just Morally Wrong. It’s Also Unhealthy

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Time

October 19, 2024

Dr. Sayantani DasGupta, pediatrician and founder and faculty member of the Master's Program in Narrative Medicine at Columbia University, writes about the impact of book banning.
Sustaining Community Engagement in Genomics Research

November 14, 2024

NASEM recently published the report Sustaining Community Engagement in Genomics Research: Proceedings of a Workshop—in Brief, a response to pressing challenges in the field.

Topic

Division of Ethics
Ethics Grand Rounds | All Health Politics is Local

November 14, 2024

On November 12, 2024 Division of Ethics affiliate faculty member Merlin Chowkwanyun, PhD joined us for Ethics Grands Rounds to discuss their new book:

Topic

Division of Ethics