Stanford Medicine and the Muse

We’re honored to announce that we will be joined by the United States Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy, for our second annual Stanford Big Ideas in Medicine conference, September 6 -7, 2024.

As the nation’s top doctor, Dr. Murthy helps to advance the health and well-being of all Americans and has worked to address critical public health issues.

We’re also thrilled to welcome Amir Dan Rubin, MBA, MHSA, Healthier Capital Founder and former Chair and CEO of One Medical as our keynote speaker, alongside thought leaders from academia, business, policy, and journalism as they present their Big Ideas that will shape the future of medicine.

https://www.stanfordbigideas.org/

Med Hum Arts@Stanford SOM Director of Storytelling and Writing, Dr. Laurel Braitman's new TED talk is full of heart, laughter, and real talk about loss.

Lessons from my father’s final days "Life is an endless sushi conveyor belt of things that are going to test you and teach you at the same time," says writer Laurel Braitman. Exploring the relationship between bravery and fear, she shares hard-won wisdom on love, loss, self-forgiveness and how to embrace the full spectrum of human emo...

Join us July 17, 6PM for a virtual discussion with the artists. Painting by winner, Jang Lee, Stanford MS2
https://events.stanford.edu/event/dorothy-summers-2nd-annual-art-prize-virtual-award-ceremony

🐦‍⬛Early bird registration deadline: June 30, 2024 | REGISTER HERE
https://www.stanfordbigideas.org/

We are thrilled to announce this year's Stanford Big Ideas in Medicine Conference, which takes place September 6th and 7th, 2024 in Stanford, California. This multidisciplinary event brings together students, researchers, clinicians, and industry leaders to explore the most pressing issues facing medicine in our time. This year our keynote speaker is Amir Dan Rubin. This year’s themes include:
Early Diagnostics | Primary Care | AI/Digital Health | Mental Health

Hosted by: Medical Humanities and Arts Program, Center for Biomedical Ethics, Center for Asian Health Research and Education, Center for Digital Health, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and Division of Primary Care and Population Health

Stanford Big Ideas in Medicine Stanford, CA • September 6 - 7th, 2024 An exploration of the future of healthcare. Join conversations with thought leaders from academia, business, policy, and journalism as they present their Big Ideas that will shape the future of medicine. 2024 Theme: Healthcare Delivery September 5thUnderstand...

Kevin Kwan will be in conversation with Laurel Braitman at Kepler's Books Wednesday, May 22, 7PM

Kevin Kwan is the author of Crazy Rich Asians, the international bestselling novel that has been translated into 40 languages.

Laurel Braitman PhD is a bestselling writer and professor. She is the author of the memoir What Looks Like Bravery: An epic journey through loss to love (Simon & Schuster 2023) and the NYT bestselling book Animal Madness: Inside Their Minds. She received her doctorate in History and Anthropology of Science from MIT and is the director of Writing and Storytelling at the Stanford School of Medicine’s Medical Humanities and the Arts Program where she helps clinical students, staff and physicians communicate more clearly and vulnerably for their own benefit and that of their patients.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kevin-kwan-with-laurel-braitman-lies-and-weddings-tickets-878162647117

Dorothy Summers 2nd Annual Art Prize, for Healthcare Professionals, Students and Trainees

The Stanford Medical Humanities and Arts Program at Stanford School of Medicine is proud to announce a call for submissions to the Dorothy Summers 2nd Annual Art Prize, for Healthcare Professionals, Students and Trainees.
The prize is named in honor of Dorothy Summers, the mother of Dr. Audrey Shafer, the founder of the Stanford Medical Humanities and Arts Program. Dorothy Summers was a visual artist and costume designer who inspired both of her daughters to pursue their dreams, in both art and medicine.

Theme: Art Inspired by or Related to Health Care Education, Experience or Practice

Open to: All clinical health profession students, trainees and faculty (doctors, nurses, physician assistants, social workers, occupational therapists, etc.), and students. You do not need to be affiliated with Stanford University to enter.

Accepted Mediums:
Painting, Drawing, Sculpture, Photography, Ceramics, Mixed Media, Glass, Print Making and Digital Arts

Not Accepted:
Film, video or art created by artificial intelligence.
Previously published work.

Monetary prizes totaling $1,000 for first, second, and third place.
There is no fee to submit. Submissions accepted until May 6, 2024.
Pictured: Third place award winner 2023, Nicole Cromwell, "The Dance 2"
https://medmuse.slideroom.com/ #/permalink/program/71309

We are proud to announce this year’s annual Medicine & the Muse Student Symposium, a celebration of the many artistic, literary, musical and other creative scholarly talents at the Stanford School of Medicine.

This year, we are incredibly excited to be able to hold the symposium at the Bing Concert Hall, where we will feature the Stanford School of Medicine Orchestra. The theme, inspired by the orchestra, is “Pulling at Heartstrings”.

The symposium will be composed of three parts: a gallery in the Bing lobby with art and posters, a live performance segment, and last but not least, a performance by our very own orchestra.

TICKETS $20, Free for Stanford students
April 10, 2024 | 6:30 pm
https://live.stanford.edu/calendar/april-2024/stanford-medicine-orchestra-and-medical-student-symposium

Diasporic Tombsweeping | April 4, 2024

12-1:30pm Stanford Mausoleum
5-6:30pm Kong Chow Monument

You are invited to engage in ancestral practices, such as burning joss paper to bring loved ones comfort in the afterlife. Artists Grace Jin (BEMH Scholar) and Bryan Dominguez will draw from Chinese and Mexican traditions to collectively build an ink calligraphy installation and weave Ojo de Dios (God’s eye), a Huilchol yarn kite and spiritual object for protection.

Diasporic Tombsweeping is a social practice project on Ching Ming Festival (清明節 / Tombsweeping Day), which honors deceased ancestors in Chinese tradition. Started in the wake of the Half Moon Bay shooting in January 2023, the project reflects on collective grief through art, ritual, and gathering to honor tied destinies across and beyond the Sino-diaspora.

Don’t miss this fun evening learning about art and the eye from the one and only Dr. Michael Marmor, former chair of the Byers Eye Institute and Professor Emeritus of Ophthalmology at Stanford University.

Dr. Marmor will read from and answer questions about his latest book, The Artistic Eye. Stick around for a short reception with light appetizers, drinks, and great company! Register and learn more here: https://stanfordmedicine.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3mAQ1g7TqsrEAZg

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"Remembering Rose" artwork by Shada Sinclair, Medical Humanities and the Arts Symposium, 2021
https://medium.com/thepridestudy/remembering-rose-wong-a1a6ccc68b46

Do you have an unpublished short story, essay or poetry addressing patients and providers facing chronic or life limiting illness? The Dr. Paul Kalanithi Writing Award is open for submissions. Submission deadline: Jan 10, 2024 Our judges look forward to witnessing your story. https://med.stanford.edu/medicineandthemuse/events/paul-kalanithi-essay-contest.html?tab=proxy

Join us Dec. 5th for holiday music and cheer with the Stanford Medicine Chorus and Orchestra! Read more and ticket info below.

Stanford Medicine Orchestra and Chorus Holiday Concert at Stanford | Metro Silicon Valley | Silicon Valley’s Leading Weekly The groups will be performing a concerto by Beethoven and “A Christmas Festival” by Leroy Anderson, fusing some of the most popular Christmas songs.

Writer's Studio Workshop on Monday, October 30th, from 6-7:30pm in Hume 201 for "Appropriation or Affinity? How to Write Well About Others"

Austin Smith, Jones Lecturer at Stanford, will lead us in discussing examples of writers who have successfully inhabited different perspectives, and examples where writers have failed in such efforts. At the end of the workshop, we’ll practice some empathic writing of our own. Our goal is to emerge from this workshop newly inspired to write about others with respect and consideration.

The Writer’s Studio Weekly Workshop | Stanford Storytelling Project Come study the art of writing in intensive, fun, hands-on workshops with dynamic instructors from Stanford’s writing, literature, and arts programs.  Each week focuses on a specific craft element or process, with opportunity to experiment and practice. You’ll leave with an expanded understandi...

Dr. Jennifer H. Pien (Stanford University, Director of Pegasus Physician Writers) discusses writing and personal stories in the context of medical and health humanities and shared her experience of how care providers can integrate creative practices with healthcare and how such practices may support well-being on the Conversations about Arts, Humanities and Health podcast.

Episode 23 - In Conversation with Prof Anne Whitehead and Dr Jennifer H Pien by Conversations about Arts, Humanities and Health Co-hosts Ian Sabroe and Dieter Declercq talk with Anne and Jenn about writing and personal stories in the context of medical and health humanities. Anne discusses how she combined the personal and the critical in writing her monograph Relating Su***de: A Personal and Critical Reflection. Jenn shares...

Stanford Medicine Chorus and Orchestra Holiday Concert

Dec. 5th, Bing Concert Hall, 7:30 p.m.

Snacks and beverages will be available for purchase. Purchase tickets at link below! Sponsored by the Program in Medical Humanities & the Arts (Medicine and the Muse) and the WellMD/PhD Program.

Stanford Medicine Orchestra and Chorus Holiday Concert | Stanford Live Tue, Dec 5 • 7:30pm

"May I invite you to my solo debut on the Old First Concerts series in SF? I’ll be back in early November to give concerts and masterclasses, and this public concert will be Sunday, November 5 at 4pm. My program features songs from around the world about youth, hope, and solidarity." - Kevin Sun, MD

Kevin Lee Sun – Sunday, November 5 at 4 pm *** LIVE STREAM LINK HERE *** Kevin Lee Sun, whose program features songs from around the world about youth, hope, and solidarity, interprets music from a wide span of centuries and cultures “with probing seriousness” (Performing Arts Monterey Bay) and “a stunningly beautiful palette of colors...

The Portrait Project Art Exhibition!
Join us in viewing and sharing artwork created by fifty patients bedside by Stanford visual artists- includes oil paints, AI generated images, and other styles.

Light refreshments will be served. All are welcome!

Saturday, October 28 | 6PM

Stanford Health Library
211 Quarry Rd, Unit 201

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https://events.stanford.edu/event/the_portrait_project_art_exhibition

This project is coordinated by Lauren Toomer MFA, and the Medicine and the Muse program.

Medical humanities event of interest! Kathleen will be in conversation with Dr. Victoria Sweet on November 1 at 7:00 pm at Books Inc. in Palo Alto.

“Go to your doctor and make sure you get your updated age-appropriate screening and risk-appropriate screening,” Lin said.

Most People Can't Afford A Full-Body MRI. Here's What You Can Do Instead. Celebrities and influencers have been endorsing the scan all over social media, but it comes with a wild price tag.

OCD Awareness: Virtual Fireside Chat with Author and Filmmaker Jim Callner Saturday, October 7
1-2pm PDT followed by breakout rooms 2-2:30pm PDT

Join Jim Callner as he converses about his lived experiences with OCD and the free videos he has created to share ideas about what has helped him personally. A retired college instructor in filmmaking and theatre arts, Callner has received over 35 national and international film festival awards as well as critical acclaim for writing and directing films about physically and emotionally challenged individuals. He is an OCD educator who has authored several books filled with compassionate encouragement.

Visit iocdf.org/live to watch the livestream and ask questions of the panel. Or catch the recording that will be posted later on at https://www.youtube.com//streams as well as https://med.stanford.edu/rodriguezlab.

International OCD Foundation - YouTube The mission of the International OCD Foundation is to help those affected by obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and related disorders to live full and produ...

https://bioethicstoday.org/blog/doctoring-dobbs-on-the-art-and-ethics-of-erasing-abortion-law/

"It has been one year since the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ruling ended federally protected abortion rights and threatened many more. Doctoring Dobbs is a response to this ruling that melds my work as cultural anthropologist, advocate for reproductive justice, and artist." Former SCBE post-doc Risa Cromer.

Doctoring Dobbs: On the Art and Ethics of Erasing Abortion Law Doctoring Dobbs is a gallery of erasure poems I created by strategically “doctoring” each page of the Dobbsruling, removing select words to reveal new messages about the histories, harms, and hopes entailed in the Court’s seismic changes to US reproductive law.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/laurel-braitman-teaches-doctors-the-power-of-storytelling-7cd7bc5f?mod=Searchresults_pos1&page=1

Encouraging healthcare workers to reckon with their feelings and communicate them more effectively won’t solve the field’s mental-health crisis, she allows, “but it at least allows them to realize they are not alone.”

Laurel Braitman Teaches Doctors the Power of Storytelling The director of writing at Stanford’s medical school says learning communication skills can help healthcare workers feel more ‘fully human.’

Register soon for Stanford Big Ideas in Medicine (Sept 9-10) as Early Bird Pricing ends June 30!
https://stanfordbigideas.org

Join us for the inaugural Stanford Big Ideas in Medicine Conference, September 9-10, 2023 at Li Ka Shing Center (LKSC) on Stanford campus. This event includes multidisciplinary thought leaders from science, business, journalism, and policy in discussion and dissection of some of the most pressing issues facing medicine in our time. Theme areas this year include: Big Data and AI, Longevity, Oncology and Health Equity.

If you are a healthcare professional, researcher, journalist, student, innovator, community member, or a leader in the healthcare and innovation space, this conference will provide a healthy & engaging dialog, new contacts, and a deeper understanding of today's biggest ideas in medicine. Registration options include in-person or virtual and a VIP dinner with selected speakers. For more information and to register, visit and find us on Twitter and on Linkedin

Stanford Big Ideas in Medicine Stanford, California • September 9th – 10th, 2023 An exploration of the future of healthcare. Join conversations with thought leaders from academia, business, policy, and journalism as they present their Big Ideas that will shape the future of medicine. SATURDAY Sept. 9 Theme 1: Big Data & AIThe...

June 28 5:30PM | Meet the artists! Register here: https://stanford.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ESceYYVaT9OQDBKguMVqjA

Please offer a warm welcome to our inaugural Health Equity Media Fellows, Indira Khera and Sejal Parekh MD! Both will join us on campus this September, 2023.

Indi is a Chicago based journalist focused on health, climate change and Asian American communities.

She was most recently a reporter at WBEZ - Chicago's public radio station. At WBEZ, Indi reported on stories ranging from giant snapping turtles in the Chicago River to a museum exhibit celebrating the art and poetry of South Asian women.

Indi has also previously worked with NPR’s daily science podcast Short Wave. She grew up in New England and graduated from The University of Chicago with a degree in biology.

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Dr. Sejal Parekh is thrilled to be part of the inaugural cohort of the Stanford Health Equity Fellowship and looks forward to building skills in print and investigative journalism.

While earning her MD at Stanford, her media work began with “Precision Bites," a podcast about weight management counseling aimed at medical trainees. During her pediatrics residency at the University of California, San Diego, she completed a rotation at ABC News covering health and medicine.

Her work and advocacy as a pediatrician, including her time in the Navajo Nation and working with Central American asylum seekers, has further inspired her commitment to health equity and her path to becoming a physician-journalist.

Congratulations to Clinical Science – Jason Batten, Resident

“Limiting High-Intensity Interventions at the End of Life" presented at the 2023 Stanford Anesthesia Research Awards Dinner.

If you're a Stanford Medical or PA student and are interested in attending this workshop at a reduced rate, send me a note! [email protected]

Congratulations to Dr. Sally Mahmoud-Werthmann, who was selected as the inaugural winner of the Dr. Audrey Shafer Award for Promoting Diversity & Inclusion, which annually honors a GME Fellow who embodies the passion and commitment to expand diversity and inclusion efforts at Stanford School of Medicine.

Congratulations to our Executive Director, Jacqueline Genovese who was awarded the Amy J. Blue award this year! This award honors staff members who are exceptionally dedicated, supportive of colleagues and passionate about their work. The awards were established in memory of Amy J. Blue, an associate vice president for administrative services and facilities who died of brain cancer in May 1988. https://amyblueaward.stanford.edu/

Join me in congratulating Dr. Adjoa Boateng for winning the prestigious Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation Award for Excellence in Clinical teaching. This award recognizes exceptional contributions by faculty teaching in the clerkship years. Dr. Boateng’s passion for medical humanities has had a meaningful impact in medical training in the School of Medicine. She has reframed our student’s approach to the patient-physician relationship to address and recognize health disparities in marginalized groups. As a physician, writer and humanitarian; she has consistently shown excellence in clinical care, professionalism and education. She is the clerkship educator for the INDE 297 course, “Reflections and Contextual Medicine”, a novel course designed to provide structured time to promote both reflection on and reinforcement for learning in the clinical environment.