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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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Leadership, Faculty, and Staff for the Department of Medical Humanities and Ethics

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Events

October Narrative Medicine Rounds with Rachel Somerstein

Wednesday, October 9, 2024

6:00 PM to 7:00 PM

Venue

Online
Ethics Grand Rounds: Normothermic Regional Perfusion

Tuesday, October 15, 2024

12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

Venue

Roy And Diana Vagelos Education Center, 104 Haven Ave., New York, NY 10032 Room 401 and virtually on Zoom
Foundational Narrative Medicine Virtual Workshop, October 18-20 2024

Friday, October 18, 2024 to Sunday, October 20, 2024

5:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Venue

Online

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News

Columbia Division of Ethics to Co-lead $9.4M Genomic Ethics Initiative

September 25, 2024

The Center for ELSI Resources and Analysis (CERA) will foster the use of research on the ethical, legal, and social implications of genomics and build the community of ELSI researchers.

Topic

Division of Ethics
Storytelling with the pioneer of ‘narrative medicine’

Source:

Financial Times UK

September 14, 2024

Rita Charon believes that letting patients tell their own stories is the best way to fix a broken system.
The Power of the Story: How Narrative Medicine Connects Us All

August 14, 2024

Columbia’s narrative medicine program seeks to transform healthcare one story at a time, and many alumni are taking the skills they learned and spreading the practice around the world.