Since 2003, the Illinois Humanities Council has run its Literature & Medicine: Humanities at the Heart of Healthcare program at three suburban Illinois hospitals.
In preparation for the expansion of the program to Mt. Sinai, Rush, and Stroger Cook County hospitals in Chicago, the Council is holding a one-day orientation for site team members and other health care professionals who would like to learn more about the program.
Victoria Bonebakker, Associate Director and Program Director for Literature & Medicine at the Maine Humanities Council, and Dr. Kathryn Montgomery, Professor and Director of the Medical Humanities & Bioethics Program of the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University will both speak.
Session Leaders
- Geraldine "Gerry" Gorman, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Public and Mental Health Department, University of Illinois at Chicago
- Amy K. Levin, Ph.D., Professor, Women’s Health Program, Northern Illinios University
- Julie Stielstra, Supervisor, Knowledge Resources, Central DuPage Hospital
This event is by invitation only. Reservations are required.
For more information or to receive an invitation, please contact Jan Silverstein at 312.422.5580.