https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/humanitiesinmedicine/news-rss/?orgId=115851&title=Latest+News A selection of the latest research, academic, and other newsworthy developments at Program for Humanities in Medicine en-us Copyright 2026 Yale School of Medicine Fri, 15 May 2026 14:08:37 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/humanitiesinmedicine/news-article/the-art-of-healing-students-find-meaning-and-beauty-through-writing-and-art/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/humanitiesinmedicine/news-article/the-art-of-healing-students-find-meaning-and-beauty-through-writing-and-art/ More than twenty years ago, the family of Marguerite Rush Lerner, MD, established and endowed the first Program for Humanities in Medicine contest. On May 7, faculty, friends, and families gathered to celebrate this year’s award-winning artists and writers. Wed, 13 May 2026 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/humanitiesinmedicine/news-article/yjbm-cover-design-contest/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/humanitiesinmedicine/news-article/yjbm-cover-design-contest/ The Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine, in partnership with the YSM Office of Student Research, is publishing a new special issue highlighting peer-reviewed abstracts accepted to Yale Medical Student Research Day! We are searching for student-designed submissions for the cover of this upcoming issue. Mon, 04 May 2026 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/humanitiesinmedicine/news-article/2026-program-for-humanities-in-medicine-health-professions-students-creative-writing-and-art-contest/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/humanitiesinmedicine/news-article/2026-program-for-humanities-in-medicine-health-professions-students-creative-writing-and-art-contest/ Awardees of the 2026 Program for Humanities in Medicine (PHM) Health Professions Students' Creative Writing & Art Contest. Tue, 14 Apr 2026 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/humanitiesinmedicine/news-article/aperture-iv-portraits-of-women-faculty-in-medicine/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/humanitiesinmedicine/news-article/aperture-iv-portraits-of-women-faculty-in-medicine/ On March 5, 2026, the latest exhibit of a series of faculty portraits opened in Sterling Hall of Medicine (SHM), on the second floor. Thu, 26 Mar 2026 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/humanitiesinmedicine/news-article/md-curriculum-shifts-to-competency-based-education/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/humanitiesinmedicine/news-article/md-curriculum-shifts-to-competency-based-education/ Yale School of Medicine is launching a redesigned MD curriculum this summer. The new curriculum will support a learner-centered and flexible teaching model composed of well-organized, integrated, and engaging learning activities with ample opportunities for students to measure their progress in attaining the nine YSM MD program competencies. Wed, 25 Mar 2026 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/humanitiesinmedicine/news-article/yale-school-of-medicine-auction-raises-over-dollar20000-to-fight-food-and-housing-insecurity-in-new-haven/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/humanitiesinmedicine/news-article/yale-school-of-medicine-auction-raises-over-dollar20000-to-fight-food-and-housing-insecurity-in-new-haven/ The 32nd annual Hunger and Homelessness Auction on Feb. 20 in Yale School of Medicine’s (YSM) Med Café raised funds for nonprofits working to alleviate issues of food and housing insecurity in the community. Thu, 26 Feb 2026 05:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/humanitiesinmedicine/news-article/andrew-berg-md-selected-as-commencement-speaker-by-md-class-of-2026/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/humanitiesinmedicine/news-article/andrew-berg-md-selected-as-commencement-speaker-by-md-class-of-2026/ Yale School of Medicine MD Class of 2026 has selected Andrew Berg, MD, co-founder of Sketchy, as its graduation speaker. The ceremony takes place on Monday, May 18. Tue, 24 Feb 2026 05:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/humanitiesinmedicine/news-article/new-247-community-space-opens-in-medical-library/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/humanitiesinmedicine/news-article/new-247-community-space-opens-in-medical-library/ After years of planning and months of renovations, the Cushing/Whitney Medical Library (CWML) has unveiled its new 24/7-accessible lounge and study area. Thu, 18 Dec 2025 05:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/humanitiesinmedicine/news-article/scholarly-concentrations-and-tracks-at-ysm/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/humanitiesinmedicine/news-article/scholarly-concentrations-and-tracks-at-ysm/ Students have several options to further develop their skills as scholars, researchers, and educators through scholarly concentrations, certificate programs, and tracks. Wed, 29 Oct 2025 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/humanitiesinmedicine/news-article/upcoming-beaumont-medical-club-talk-a-history-of-postmortemmemorial-photography-and-its-place-in-modern-medicine/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/humanitiesinmedicine/news-article/upcoming-beaumont-medical-club-talk-a-history-of-postmortemmemorial-photography-and-its-place-in-modern-medicine/ On November 6th The Beaumont Medical Club and the Medical Historical Library will host two back-to-back events showcasing the extraordinary 19th and 20th century postmortem photography collection of Dr. Stanley Burns, founder of the Burns Archive and an expert in the field of medical and postmortem photography in America. A reception to follow, open to all. Mon, 20 Oct 2025 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/humanitiesinmedicine/news-article/showcasing-the-beauty-of-basic-science/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/humanitiesinmedicine/news-article/showcasing-the-beauty-of-basic-science/ “Beauty of Science 2025” displays the striking imagery from YSM researchers across disciplines. Tue, 14 Oct 2025 13:00:00 Z https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(25)01491-6/abstract https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(25)01491-6/abstract Not long after the cafeteria in the medical school where I work was renovated with a space for student art, I found myself regarding the empty walls above the napkin and milk station across from the checkout counter. I imagined exhibits of vibrant drawings, paintings, and photography that would capture busy passersby, who might pause and just for a moment be inspired, even transported. Sat, 26 Jul 2025 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/humanitiesinmedicine/news-article/celebrating-students-and-humanities-in-medicine/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/humanitiesinmedicine/news-article/celebrating-students-and-humanities-in-medicine/ On May 1, 2025, the Yale School of Medicine Program for Humanities in Medicine (PHM) celebrated the winners of its annual Health Professions Students' Creative Writing & Art Contest. The event highlighted the students’ talent and the value of poetry, prose, and the visual arts during their training. Fri, 02 May 2025 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/humanitiesinmedicine/news-article/program-for-humanities-in-medicine-2025-contest-winners/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/humanitiesinmedicine/news-article/program-for-humanities-in-medicine-2025-contest-winners/ Winners of the Yale School of Medicine Program for Humanities in Medicine annual Health Professions Students' Creative Writing & Art Contest. Thu, 01 May 2025 04:00:00 Z https://www.themarshallproject.org/2025/04/02/hospital-connecticut-colorado-pregnancy-drug-testing https://www.themarshallproject.org/2025/04/02/hospital-connecticut-colorado-pregnancy-drug-testing Hospitals routinely report parents to child welfare authorities based on error-prone drug tests. Some hospitals are changing policy as a result. Wed, 02 Apr 2025 04:00:00 Z https://news.yale.edu/2025/02/25/canvas-clinic-med-students-study-art-sharpen-critical-thinking https://news.yale.edu/2025/02/25/canvas-clinic-med-students-study-art-sharpen-critical-thinking The Yale School of Medicine celebrates the 10th anniversary of “Making the Invisible Visible,” a program that uses Yale’s art collections as part of medical training. Tue, 25 Feb 2025 05:00:00 Z https://catalyst.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/CAT.24.0300 https://catalyst.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/CAT.24.0300 During the Covid-19 pandemic, an online reflective writing workshop, Penning the Pandemic, was developed to address the well-being of U.S. Veterans Health Administration (VHA) health care employees (HCEs). By focusing on reflection, rather than on the craft of writing, and operating as a safe space where diverse groups of clinical and nonclinical HCEs could share their work, the workshops improved the sense of community, job satisfaction, and professional and personal interactions. E Wed, 18 Dec 2024 05:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/humanitiesinmedicine/news-article/the-lancet-publishes-student-essay-on-using-art-to-explore-the-facade-of-objectivity-in-medicine/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/humanitiesinmedicine/news-article/the-lancet-publishes-student-essay-on-using-art-to-explore-the-facade-of-objectivity-in-medicine/ The November 2024 publication of “Making the Invisible Visible: Using Art to Explore the Facade of Objectivity in Medicine” aptly coincides with the ten-year anniversary of Yale School of Medicine’s arts-based museum education program: Making the Invisible Visible. Wed, 04 Dec 2024 05:00:00 Z https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-craft-of-medical-storytelling-anna-reisman-md/id1612154698?i=1000672415748 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-craft-of-medical-storytelling-anna-reisman-md/id1612154698?i=1000672415748 Medicine is filled with stories that illustrate the most beautiful, devastating, hopeful, and consequential moments of life. But how do we capture these moments and transform them into everlasting lessons that guide us on our search for meaning? That's where the art of storytelling comes in. Our guest on this episode is Anna Reisman, MD, director of the Program for Humanities in Medicine at the Yale School of Medicine. Dr. Reisman is not only a physician-writer whose essays have appeared in The Atlantic, The New York Times, and other major outlets. She has also dedicated her career to helping clinicians better reflect and write about their experiences. Over the course of our conversation, we discuss how Dr. Reisman went from being an English major in college to working as a physician, her own experiences with burnout and what helped her overcome it, her approach to creative nonfiction writing, concrete ways that writing sharpens the mind of the physician, and more. Wed, 09 Oct 2024 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/humanitiesinmedicine/news-article/cesarean-md-student-hannah-mays-poem-is-published/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/humanitiesinmedicine/news-article/cesarean-md-student-hannah-mays-poem-is-published/ Hannah May, a third-year Yale School of Medicine (YSM) MD student, had her poem “Cesarean,” and commentary published in the Journal of Medical Humanities, as part of a collection of poems entitled, “Coming Apart/Becoming Whole: A Collection of Poems.” Associate Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences Sarah Cross, MD, gives the compilation introduction. Thu, 01 Aug 2024 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/humanitiesinmedicine/news-article/celebrating-health-profession-students-poetry-prose-and-visual-arts/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/humanitiesinmedicine/news-article/celebrating-health-profession-students-poetry-prose-and-visual-arts/ The winners of the annual Yale School of Medicine Program for Humanities in Medicine Health Professions Students' Creative Writing & Art Contest were celebrated on May 2, 2024. Tue, 14 May 2024 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/humanitiesinmedicine/news-article/yale-internal-medicine-residency-writers-workshop-celebrates-20th-year-with-annual-reading-event/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/humanitiesinmedicine/news-article/yale-internal-medicine-residency-writers-workshop-celebrates-20th-year-with-annual-reading-event/ Last week, the Yale medical community gathered to hear the reading of ten Yale residents’ written works. The reading event celebrated the 20th anniversary of Yale’s Internal Medicine Residency Writers’ Workshop, which began in 2003. As in past years, residents who partook in this year’s reading spent two days this fall working closely with workshop leaders Anna Reisman, MD; Lisa Sanders, MD; and Sharon Ostfeld-Johns, MD; to revise their pieces. The authors continue to work on their stories through the fall with ongoing mentorship from workshop leaders. Last Thursday, February 1, they read their final works aloud to Yale faculty, staff, and students. Mon, 12 Feb 2024 05:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/humanitiesinmedicine/news-article/portrait-unveiling-honors-the-joyful-impactful-life-of-marjorie-margi-rosenthal/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/humanitiesinmedicine/news-article/portrait-unveiling-honors-the-joyful-impactful-life-of-marjorie-margi-rosenthal/ Rosenthal’s career was dedicated to addressing health inequities faced by vulnerable families. Wed, 17 Jan 2024 05:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/humanitiesinmedicine/news-article/enjoy-murmers-the-student-run-creative-journal/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/humanitiesinmedicine/news-article/enjoy-murmers-the-student-run-creative-journal/ The digital version of Murmurs (Volume 8, Summer 2023), the student-run creative journal of health professions students at Yale, is now available online. Mon, 27 Nov 2023 05:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/humanitiesinmedicine/news-article/care-standards-intellectually-disabled-people-cancer/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/humanitiesinmedicine/news-article/care-standards-intellectually-disabled-people-cancer/ Dr. Anna Reisman shares the challenges surrounding her sister's breast cancer diagnosis and treatment. Deborah was intellectually disabled, nonverbal, and autistic. Wed, 25 Oct 2023 04:00:00 Z https://www.newsweek.com/we-must-prioritize-incarcerated-hiv-elimination-efforts-opinion-1826132 https://www.newsweek.com/we-must-prioritize-incarcerated-hiv-elimination-efforts-opinion-1826132 Opinion piece by Tyler Harvey, an MD/PhD (Public Health) student at the Yale School of Medicine. Fri, 15 Sep 2023 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/humanitiesinmedicine/news-article/celebrating-health-professions-students-poetry-prose-and-art/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/humanitiesinmedicine/news-article/celebrating-health-professions-students-poetry-prose-and-art/ Mortality. Racism. Anxiety. Growth. Awe. Beauty. These were among the many themes explored in the annual Yale School of Medicine Program for Humanities in Medicine (PHM) Health Professions Students' Creative Medical Writing & Art Contest. For the first time in four years, the winners shared their entries at an in-person gathering, held on May 4. Sat, 13 May 2023 04:00:00 Z https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2023/02/09/physicians-bear-witness-to-patients-experiences-in-writers-workshop/ https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2023/02/09/physicians-bear-witness-to-patients-experiences-in-writers-workshop/ Resident physicians continued the legacy of narrative medicine at the 19th annual Yale Internal Medicine Residency Writers’ Workshop. Thu, 09 Feb 2023 04:00:00 Z https://ctmirror.org/2023/01/26/mental-healh-ptsd-awareness/ https://ctmirror.org/2023/01/26/mental-healh-ptsd-awareness/ "I write this piece not to have every person who has ever lost someone to try to diagnose themselves with PTSD. I write this piece to call attention to the fact my generation is experiencing a collective trauma on a national (arguably, international) scale that has already had, and will continue to have, significant consequences for our psycho-social and emotional development." Thu, 26 Jan 2023 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/humanitiesinmedicine/news-article/defining-the-medical-humanities-in-mission-statements/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/humanitiesinmedicine/news-article/defining-the-medical-humanities-in-mission-statements/ The medical humanities—which includes the humanities, social sciences, and visual and performing arts—is an interdisciplinary approach to understanding medicine and health. Thu, 15 Dec 2022 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/humanitiesinmedicine/news-article/in-memoriam-thomas-duffy-md/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/humanitiesinmedicine/news-article/in-memoriam-thomas-duffy-md/ Thomas Duffy, MD, professor emeritus of medicine (hematology) at Yale School of Medicine and Yale Cancer Center, served as director of the Hematology Fellowship Program for Yale Cancer Center for over a decade. Tue, 01 Nov 2022 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/humanitiesinmedicine/news-article/transforming-the-art-on-our-walls/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/humanitiesinmedicine/news-article/transforming-the-art-on-our-walls/ Four years ago, images of women were practically non-existent in the most widely used public spaces at Yale School of Medicine. Today, the school's wall reflect its community. Mon, 24 Oct 2022 04:00:00 Z