News & Announcements

Every Mother is a Daughter:
The Neverending Quest for Success, Inner Peace, and a Really Clean Kitchen
Perri Klass and Sheila Solomon Klass

Friday, June 2, 2006

12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Medical School Building, Room 1.006

Lunch will be provided for the first 50 attendees

Dr. Klass and her mother will read and discuss their latest book, Every Mother is a Daughter.  You won't want to miss hearing this pair talk about their lives!

UT Houston Medical Student Films Screened
"In the Eye of the Storm: Stories of Healing in Katrina's Wake "

Recently, medical students from the University of Texas Medical School at Houston displayed their filmmaking skills at the Texas Medical Association meetings and at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston. 

Their presentations included five short films resulting from a new elective course, " The Joys and Sorrows of Medicine: An Introduction to Filmmaking."  These videos contain inspiring vignettes of UT Faulty who cared for evacuees from Hurricane Katrina, along with a special tribute to Dr. Herb Fred, a legendary diagnostician and clinical teacher.  This elective, and many others, are part of the McGovern Center's innovative curriculum in medical humanities and the arts. 

Observing, listening and constructing a coherent narrative are critical skills needed to become an effective physician.  Producing this film allowed the students to sharpen these skills as part of their own effort to learn the "art of medicine".  Clips from this video will soon be available on this website.

Taos Writing Retreat for Health Professionals
August 6-12, 2006
Taos, New Mexico

The University of New Mexico Health Sciences

Center Office of Continuing Education

Pursue your writing in an environment that provides maximum space for personal exploration and growth.  Bring along work-in-progress (scholarly and/or creative).  Experiment with new ways of writing – screenplays, novels, short stories, poems, personal accounts of difficult medical passages, ethical dilemmas, significant encounters with patients.  Or simply bring a desire to write. See www.taoswritingretreat.com for registration information.