Events
The Center for Medical Humanities & Ethics sponsors several events at UTHSCSA each year. The Center strives to familiarize students with the humanities and ethics outside the classroom through noontime discussions, guest lectures, special events and annual lectureships. All of the Center's events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.
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| Tues. September 7, 4-5 PM: Ethical Trap. The TREAT Forum presents on the Translational Researcher Awareness Program [TRAP]. LIB 2.019-2.027. |  |
Tues. September 14, 5-8 PM: Ewing Halsell Distinguished Lecture - Music and Mood Disorders: Tchaikovsky, presented by pianist/physician Richard Kogan.
Health Science Center Auditorium. Telecast live to RAHC in Harlingen and Laredo Extension Campus.
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Wed. September 15, 12-12:50 PM: Second-year medical students who were part of the Ethiopia Outreach 2010 team share their community service learning experiences in Ethiopia. Hear their reflections on four weeks providing medical care and education to children with Common River in rural Aleta Wondo.
Room 409L. Lunch provided. |
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| Tues. September 28, 12-1 PM: Research Ethics Roundup: Fundamental Elements of Ethical Data Analysis for Translational Research presented by Jonathan Gelfond, MD, PhD. Room 309L. |  |
Fri. October 15, 12:30-1:30 PM. Frank Bryant MD, Jr., Memorial Lecture in Medical Ethics. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, presented by Rebecca Skloot.
Health Science Center Auditorium. Telecast live to RAHC in Harlingen and Laredo Extension Campus. |
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| Thurs. November 4, 5:30-9 PM. Screening of "Papers," a film about undocumented youth living in the United States today, followed by a panel discussion with local immigration experts. |  |
Mon. November 15, 5-8 PM. Conversations About Ethics: Stem Cell Research, a collection of events related to the ethics of stem cell research. 11 AM-12 PM: Biology of Stem Cells 12-4 PM: Pre-event workshops TBA 5-5:45 PM: Reception 6-8 PM: Presented by Christopher Thomas Scott, author of Stem Cell Now.
Evening lecture telecast live to RAHC in Harlingen and Laredo Extension Campus. |
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