We
promote historically informed dialogue in the university, medical, and
lay communities about medicine, health care, and health policy issues
and develop curricular initiatives in medical history and humanities.
The CHM sponsors public colloquia, lectures, and conferences on the history
of medicine and medical humanities by prominent scholars, writers, and
community leaders. In particular, we sponsor the Annual Horace W. Davenport
Lecture in Medical Humanities, the Victor Vaughan Society in the History
of Medicine, and the Medical Students Literature and Medicine Club.
We recently launched an oral history project aimed at capturing and preserving
the life and career stories of medical professionals and Medical School
alumni. In addition, the Center’s staff teach humanities to medical
school students and offer courses through the College of Literature, Science,
and the Arts. The Center also develops and maintains special exhibits
and historical displays on the Michigan campus.
Recent Activity
The Second Annual
Horace W. Davenport Lecture in Medical Humanities, delivered by
Dr. Abraham Verghese, author of My Own Country, on Oct.
16, 2002 in the
Ford Auditorium.
We
promote historically informed dialogue in the university, medical, and
lay communities about medicine, health care, and health policy issues
and develop curricular initiatives in medical history and humanities.
The CHM sponsors public colloquia, lectures, and conferences on the history
of medicine and medical humanities by prominent scholars, writers, and
community leaders. In particular, we sponsor the Annual Horace W. Davenport
Lecture in Medical Humanities, the Victor Vaughan Society in the History
of Medicine, and the Medical Students Literature and Medicine Club.