Stanford Center for
Biomedical Ethics–

Program on Arts, Humanities & Medicine

The Arts, Humanities and Medicine Program at the Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics provides a focal point for integrating the arts and humanities into medical education, the medical center community and the practice of medicine at Stanford. Events include the annual spring Medicine and the Muse Symposium and Music and Medicine: The Art of Listening.
program features and updates


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Congratulations to our
Education Coordinator Paula Bailey on the publication of her article:

Bailey, Paula. Stillness in Motion: Wisdom From a Shaolin Martial Monk. Black Belt Magazine May 2009 47(5):106-8

Biomedical Ethics and Medical Humanities concentrator
Cheri Blauwet is featured as a medical school graduate 2009
in the Medical Center Report:
http://med.stanford.edu/mcr/2009/grad-blauwet-0610.html 
Congratulations Cheri!

View a video of medical student Steven Lin's premiere production of his original play, "A Beautiful Sadness" >>

View a video of Medicine and the Muse 2008 via CWP here (Stanford students and faculty only). Log in and look under MS Student Resources; direct questions to Brian Tobin.

Featured Site: Visit the Medicine and the Muse page to view details on this year's production, or to download the flyer.

Contact Audrey Shafer, MD if you would like your work included on this site.
upcoming events

Fall 2009
Writing Workshops with Sharon Bray Dates and details here: Workshop

July 26-31, 2009
The Healing Arts Poetry Scholarship (full tuition), provided through the generosity of the Foundation for Art & Healing, is open to poetry applicants who can provide evidence that they are enrolled in, or within three years of graduation from a healing arts program (including medicine, nursing, counseling, etc.) Full details on www.napawritersconf.org

May 14 - 15, 2010
The Fifth Annual International Symposium on Music and the Brain, Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics, Stanford University.  An annual gathering of stars in the world of neuroscience and music,  this year’s theme will discuss "Music and Memory." 
 Information will be available at : http://musicandthebrain.stanford.edu

about the program

The Arts, Humanities and Medicine Program promotes creative and scholarly work at the intersections between the arts, humanities and medicine in order to enhance our understanding of the contextual meanings of illness, healthcare, and the human condition.

 

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