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(W)rites of Passage...
A Journey Through Medical Resident Education 1978-2008
Highlights:
• Critical discussions about medical resident education
• Scenes from Bill W. and Dr. Bob (written by Sam Shem – aka Stephen Bergman –
and his wife Janet Surrey), which recently finished a very successful off-Broadway run
• Meet the real people behind the characters in The House of God as they reunite 30 years later
This symposium will recognize the 30th anniversaryof Sam Shem’s novel The House of God.
Discussions will focus on the answers to questions such as:
• What impact did The House of God have on medical residency programs?
• What has been happening in medical residency since the novel’s publication?
• What problems and issues still remain?
• How do medical educators use the book?
• How does writing reflect, complement and criticize medical training and practice?
Joining author Stephen Bergman and some of his fellow interns who were models
for the characters in the book, will be top physician and nurse writers, leading
medical humanities scholars and resident educators.
Who should attend:
• Medical and Health Professions Educators
• Medical Humanities and Bioethics Scholars
• Doctors, Nurses, Health Care Professionals
• Students in the Health Professions and Humanities
Cost: $120, $90-ASBH members, $50-full-time students and residents
With Generous Support From: Wish, Cope & Life Foundation and the Division of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic
For more information on the upcoming 2008 Symposium call 216-932-3448