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Ayurveda and Traditional Chinese Medicine: A Comparative Overview

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Our Tour of the Rubin Museum of Art

Our customized private tour of the Rubin Museum of Art is scheduled for 11:00 AM next Wednesday morning, December 11.  The museum is at 150 W. 17th  Street (between 6th and 7th Avenues) in Manhattan.  Our tour will last approximately … Continue reading

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Ayurveda Presentation -Laina

NEH Ayurveda Presentation

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What is Harm Reduction?

Please go the the International Harm Reduction Association’s website at www.ihra.net and read, “What is Harm Reduction? A position statement from the International Harm Reduction Association.” After doing so, watch the International Drugs & Harm Reduction Film Festival 2013 winner … Continue reading

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Honoring a Physician in an Opera

I was going to post this example of commemorating a physician in an opera after Dr. Bert Hansen’s excellent talk on how Life Magazine honored members of the medical profession via photography, but this post also fits in with our … Continue reading

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Addiction and Harm Reduction Recap

As promised, I’m uploading Gwen’s and Aida’s mp3’s from last week’s session on addiction and harm reduction, aptly titled “Addiction, Illness, Death, Dying and Redemption.” The songs are too big to be uploaded onto the OpenLab, so I’ve added links … Continue reading

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Interdisciplinary Course Proposal

I found the form for proposing a new interdisciplinary course on the College Council website under the Curriculum Committee’s Major Modifications button.  It is daunting. I am working on my portion of the Weekly Course Outline (3-5 weeks depending on … Continue reading

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Series on Medical Burnout in the NYT

Just a quick note to tell you that NYT writer David Bornstein has been writing about burnout in healthcare, and the different ways health professionals have been seeking meaning in their work. His latest commentary “Who Will Heal the Doctors” … Continue reading

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UNM article

Edited UNM Submission I posted the abstract and article we submitted to UNM I will post the sildes next week when I’m done with them  

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Bert Hansen Lecture

I thoroughly enjoyed Bert Hansen’s talk on   representations of medical issues last week. As noted, he found 1100 articles devoted to medicine in his study of Life Magazine. His focus on Life Magazine thoroughly reinforces how this publication was … Continue reading

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