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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.
- January 26, 2023Source: CT Mirror
"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."
- December 15, 2022
The medical humanities—which includes the humanities, social sciences, and visual and performing arts—is an interdisciplinary approach to understanding medicine and health.
- November 01, 2022
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.
- October 24, 2022
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.
- June 21, 2022
Murmur's Spring 2022 Volume, In the Waiting, is published.
- May 12, 2022
A virtual celebration of poetry, prose, and art, which Yale MD, physician assistant (PA) online, physician associate, nursing, and public health students created, took place on May 5, at the annual Program for Humanities in Medicine (PHM) Health Professions Students' Creative Medical Writing & Art Contest.
- October 22, 2021
Mary G. McCrea Curnen, MD, PhD, who played a central role in the creation of Yale School of Medicine’s Program for Humanities in Medicine (PHM), passed away on September 29, 2021, at age 98.
- May 14, 2021
Creative Medical Writing and Art Contest.
- April 04, 2021
Unity in Solitude is the theme for the upcoming edition of Murmurs, the creative journal of Yale’s health profession students.