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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

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

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Events

Ethics Grand Rounds: Medical Aid In Dying (MAiD)

Tuesday, February 11, 2025

12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

Venue

Roy And Diana Vagelos Education Center, 104 Haven Ave., New York, NY 10032 201

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News

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

Source:

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.
Division of Ethics: Year in Review 2024

January 9, 2025

The Division of Ethics accomplished a great deal in 2024. Learn more about our milestones over the last year.

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.