Broadening the Horizon: Humanities in Medicine
Date: 23rd October 2021 (Saturday)
Time: 11.30am-12.30pm
Venue: Microsoft Teams
Speakers: Assoc. Prof. Dr Julia Patrick Engkasan (UM), Dr Satendra Singh (University of College of Medical Sciences, Delhi, India), Dr Anindita Patowary (Jorhat Medical College and Hospital, India)
Moderator: Joel Imbert Nesan, Medical Students Representative/ Director of UMMP Orientation Week, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya
The Medical Humanities and Ethics Unit (MedHEU) organized its first webinar for the medical students of Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya, addressing on the need for humanities in medicine through a one-hour webinar, in collaboration with Dr Satendra Singh, from the University of College of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India and Dr Anindita Patowary from Jorhat Medical College and Hospital, India. The session kicked off with the introduction to the newly established Medical Humanities and Ethics Unit (MedHEU) and its projected aspirations for the medical students, followed by a talk by Dr Satendra on Reviving Humanities in Medicine: The ABCDE Paradigm. Dr Anindita embraced the webinar further, by sharing on her experience being a part of the humanities group and how it shaped her to be a better, and more holistic physician today.
To view the recording of the webinar, please click here.
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