The Humanities in Medicine Collection Committee also sponsors
a series of events and programs annually to promote the
collection, with the goal of demonstrating the value of the
humanities in healthcare.
Wednesday, September 17, 2008; 5:30 p.m.: John Harley Warner, Ph.D, Avalon Professor
and Chair of the History of Medicine at Yale University School of Medicine, will speak on "The Image of Modern Medicine: Professional
Identity and Visual Culture in America at the Turn of the 20th Century" in Amphitheater 2 of UMass Medical School. Reception at 5:00 in
the Lamar Soutter Library. Co-sponsored by the Office of Medical History and Archives.
Wednesday, October 15, 2008; 5:30 p.m.: Gertrude Halstead, Poet Laureate of Worcester
and Holocaust survivor, will present a reading and film screening entitled "Memories Like Burrs" in Amphitheater 1 of UMass Medical
School. Reception at 5:00. Co-sponsored by the Lamar Soutter Library.
Events Archive
Medical Humanities Book Discussion Groups
Literature & Medicine: Humanities at the Heart of Healthcare - Monthly sessions
January-June, limited registration
Contact: Fernanda Gama
Library-Sponsored Book Discussion Groups - Ongoing, open enrollment
Contact: Harvey Fenigsohn
"Meet the Author" Discussions, Book Signings & Literary Readings
Scheduled year-round, and have included such authors as:
Richard Berlin, Perri Klass, Aaron Lazare, and Ellen More.
For current schedule, contact: Harvey Fenigsohn
Gerald F. Berlin Creative Writing Contest & Award Ceremony
The Gerald F. Berlin Prize is awarded for an essay, a poem or series of poems,
or a work of short fiction. The annual contest is open to UMass medical students, residents,
and fellows affiliated with UMass Memorial, Berkshire Medical Center and Worcester Medical Center/St. Vincent Hospital.
Richard Berlin is a poet and
psychiatrist in private practice in Lenox, MA, and an associate professor of psychiatry at the University of Massachusetts Medical
School's Berkshire campus in Pittsfield. For additional information about the Berlin Awards and to read previous winning submissions
visit Dr. Berlin's website at http://www.richardmberlin.com/creative.html.
Annual entry deadline: March 1.
Contact: Mai-Lan Rogoff
