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Humanities Distinction

The M.D. with Distinction in Medical Humanities & Ethics provides UT Health San Antonio medical students with the opportunity to spend part of their medical school career exploring the Charles E. Cheever Jr. Center for Medical Humanities and Ethics program offerings (CMHE).

2019 Community Service Learning Conference

Student Organizations

The Charles E. Cheever Jr. Center for Medical Humanities and Ethics sponsors and/or mentors several student groups that share the Center’s mission to “prepare tomorrow’s healers to act with compassion and justice.” These groups allow students to explore their personal interests while developing their professional identity.

CMHE Spotlight

Announcement of new Charles E. Cheever Jr. Center for Medical Humanities and Ethics Director 

Matthew Dacso, MD, MSc has been appointed as new Director of the Charles E. Cheever, Jr. Center for Medical Humanities and Ethics and Professor in the Department of Medicine with a start date of May 1, 2024. Dr. Dacso was selected after a national search led by Dr. Francisco Cigarroa.

 

 

 

Ewing Halsell Distinguished Lecture Featuring a Performance and Presentation by Dr. Richard Kogan – August 27th, 2024 at 5:30pm

Dr. Richard Kogan, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College and Artistic Director of the Weill Cornell Music and Medicine Program presents the 2024 Ewing Halsell Distinguished Lecture. Dr. Kogan has a distinguished career both as a psychiatrist and as a concert pianist.  Here he will perform “Ragtime: The Mind and Music of Scott Joplin”.  His presentation explores the role of music in healing and the influence of psychological forces and psychiatric illness on the creative output of the great composer Scott Joplin.

More information about the event available at https://www.texashumanities.org/lecture/

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