Connecting Body and Soul: Patients’ Religious Faith and Health Outcomes

Benjamin Doolittle, MD, MDiv

Yale Professor of Medicine, Pediatrics, and Divinity

Dr. Doolittle will present research at the intersection of medicine and theology, including how a patient’s religious beliefs interact with their desired medical care and impact their healthcare outcomes. A physician, pastor, and educator, he recently published the book Theology and Medicine in Conversation: How the Healing Happens.

Panel of Yale New Haven Hospital Chaplains Representing a Range of Religious Traditions

Rabbi Nathan Goldberg, MDiv

Rev. Nikki Hutt, MDiv

Caroline Talbert, MDiv, MFA

Fr. Andrew Njoku

Moderator: Rev. Katherine Tang, MDiv, MBA, Systems Director of Spiritual Care at YNHH

PERSPECTIVES FOR INCLUSION

This event is part of the Perspectives for Inclusion lecture series, creating insight, exploration, and reflection. Delve into the role each of us plays in creating an inclusive environment. Yale School of Medicine invites leading experts to offer a broader field of vision, and deeper understanding, of the communities we belong to and serve.

Space is limited; please RSVP. This event will be in-person only. For accessibility requests, contact Michele Carpenter.

The organizing committee welcomes all members of the YSM, YNHH, and Yale University communities.

Sponsored by theYale New Haven Health Department of Spiritual Care and the YSM Office of Collaborative Excellence.