Department of Medical Humanities and Ethics

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Message from Dr. Rita Charon

Chair of the Department of Medical Humanities and Ethics

Banning Books Isn’t Just Morally Wrong. It’s Also Unhealthy

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Time

October 19, 2024

Dr. Sayantani DasGupta, pediatrician and founder and faculty member of the Master's Program in Narrative Medicine at Columbia University, writes about the impact of book banning.
Spotlight: Launch of the Justice Dialogues Initiative

October 15, 2024

We are excited to announce the launch of Justice Dialogues, which will bring together 15-20 scholars for a series of virtual discussions on justice and equity over the course of 2025.

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Division of Ethics
Columbia Division of Ethics to Co-lead $9.4M Genomic Ethics Initiative

September 25, 2024

The Center for ELSI Resources and Analysis (CERA) will foster the use of research on the ethical, legal, and social implications of genomics and build the community of ELSI researchers.

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Division of Ethics
Storytelling with the pioneer of ‘narrative medicine’

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Financial Times UK

September 14, 2024

Rita Charon believes that letting patients tell their own stories is the best way to fix a broken system.
The Power of the Story: How Narrative Medicine Connects Us All

August 14, 2024

Columbia’s narrative medicine program seeks to transform healthcare one story at a time, and many alumni are taking the skills they learned and spreading the practice around the world.