Student Testimonials
Why study Bioethics & Medical Humanities at Tulane?
Earn your MS in Bioethics and Medical Humanities at Tulane University and immerse yourself in a world-class education at the intersection of medicine, ethics, and the humanities. In this interdisciplinary program, you’ll engage with expert faculty and collaborate with peers who are shaping the future of healthcare, philosophy, history, law, and the arts.
Located in New Orleans—home to nationally recognized hospitals and unique healthcare challenges—Tulane provides a distinctive environment to explore critical issues like healthcare inequity and policy reform. This program will refine your critical thinking, deepen your understanding of the physician-patient relationship, and equip you to drive meaningful change in patient care and healthcare systems.
Hear from our graduates about how this program has transformed their careers—watch our testimonial videos below.
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What Our Students Have to Say
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Why our students are drawn to this program
To explore the intersection of art & medicine
For personal growth
To understand the ethical & moral implications within medicine
To use narrative medicine to better communicate & connect with patients
To learn from strong mentors
Our Students Favorite Courses
Narrative in Medicine
This seminar explores the role of narrative in medicine, focusing on its use to address clinical uncertainty. Students will examine how narrative aids in clinical reasoning, medical education, ethics, public health policy, and daily practice.
Medical Humanities
Medical humanities uses disciplines like literature, ethics, and philosophy to explore the context and goals of medicine, aiming to make clinicians more compassionate and well-rounded. The course covers topics like medical boundaries, narrative in healthcare, and ethical issues.
Foundations in Bioethics
This course explores the theoretical foundations of bioethics, focusing on the nature of medicine, illness, and the physician/patient relationship. It also examines ethical frameworks in medical decision-making and their application to social justice issues.
Feminist Theory and Practice in Medicine
This course covers the history of feminism and its intersection with queerness, race, and gender, focusing on how identities unfold through intersectionality. Students will also apply feminist theory to their clinical experiences to enhance their understanding of medicine.
Studies in Bioethics through Film
This elective uses films and short videos to analyze bioethical issues, helping students identify and address conflicts through theoretical models. Topics include the edges of sickness, the healthcare system, justice and responsibility, and the right to die versus the right to kill.
The Doctor As Author
This course examines doctor-writers like Atul Gawande, Anton Chekhov, and Paul Kalanithi, focusing on how their reflections on medicine highlight the importance of attending to both the patient's body and life-world. It explores the qualities of a good doctor and the role of purpose in medical practice.
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Dec 4, 2024
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Event Schedule
Location
Tulane University Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine Tidewater Auditorium
1440 Canal Street
New Orleans, LA 70112
12:30 – 1 p.m.
Registration & Networking
1 – 1:10 p.m.
Introduction & Welcome
Lee Hamm, MD, Senior Vice President and Dean of the Tulane School of Medicine, The James R. Doty Distinguished Professorship & Chair, Co-Director, Tulane Institute for Physician Scientists
1:10 – 1:45 p.m.
Keynote
Candice Price, PhD, Co-Scientific Program Lead for the Maternal health and Pregnancy Outcomes Vision for Everyone Community Implementation Program (IMPROVE-CIP)
1:45 – 2 p.m.
Break
2 – 3:15 p.m.
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Moderator: Sharon Courtney
The Heart of the Matter: Women and Cardiovascular Disease
M. (Tonette) Krousel-Wood, MD, MSPH, Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, Jack Aron Endowed Chair in Primary Care Medicine, Director, Center for Health Outcomes, Implementation and Community Engaged Science, Co-Director, Center of Excellence in Sex Based Precision Medicine, Associate Provost, Tulane University, School of Medicine and School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
Unlocking Secrets: How Your Genes Reveal Pregnancy Risks in Moms with High Blood Pressure
Bertha Hidalgo, PhD, MPH - Associate Professor and Associate Dean, Access and Engagement, Epidemiology, University of Alabama Birmingham
Eat for You, Not for Two: From Louisiana Discoveries of Pregnancy to the National Stage
Leanne Redman, MS, PhD – LPFA Endowed Fellowship, Associate Executive Director for Scientific Education, Director Nutrition Obesity Research Center, Professor Reproductive Endocrinology & Women’s Health, Pennington Biomedical Center
3:15 – 3:30 p.m.
Break
3:30 – 5 p.m.
Navigating Menopause: Understanding Health Risks and Disease Complications
Moderator: James Zanewicz
Menopause. If It’s Not Your Problem, It Will Be!
Heddwen Brooks, PhD, Professor and Chair, Department of Physiology, Tulane University School of Medicine
Can Estrogen Keep Our Brains Young?
Jill Daniel, PhD, Gary P. Dohanich Professor in Brain Science, Tulane University School of Science and Engineering
Urine Trouble: Recurrent UTIs After Menopause
Allyson Shea, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of South Alabama
Roundtable Q&A
Location
New Orleans BioInnovation Center
1441 Canal Street
New Orleans, LA 70112
5:30 – 7 p.m.
Reception at New Orleans BioInnovation Center
Location
Tulane University Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine Tidewater Auditorium
1440 Canal Street
New Orleans, LA 70112
8 – 8:30 a.m.
Registration & Networking
8:30 – 9:40 a.m.
New Developments in Pre-eclampsia and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Moderator: Lorena Amaral, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Mississippi Medical Center
Preeclampsia: A Crisis in Need of a Cure
Denise Cornelius, PhD, Associate Professor and the Director of Pre-Clinical Research in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Mississippi Medical Center
Seeing Beyond the Surface: How Cutting-Edge Acoustic Imaging Could Revolutionize Pregnancy Care
Carolyn Bayer, PhD, Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Tulane University School of Science and Engineering
Tackling obesity in PCOS: Why are we failing?
Licy Yanes Cardozo, MD, Professor, Department of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Mississippi Medical Center
Opportunities and Challenges in PCOS Care during Adolescence: Q&A by Dr. Tracy Roth and Dr. Yanes Cardozo
Tracy Roth, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of South Alabama
Licy Yanes Cardozo, MD, Professor, Department of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Mississippi Medical Center
9:40 – 11 a.m.
Social and Structural Factors that Impact Women’s Health
Moderator: Patricia Molina, MD, PhD, Richard Ashman, PhD Professor and Department Head of Physiology and Director of the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Center of Excellence, LSUHSC- New Orleans
Social Landscapes, Alcohol, and Health: Exploring the Environmental Impact on Vulnerable Populations
Tekeda Ferguson, PhD, MSPH, MPH, CHES, Associate Professor of Epidemiology, LSUHSC School of Public Health New Orleans
Alcohol-Related Health Problems: Are Women Catching Up with Men?
Scott Edwards, PhD, Associate Professor of Physiology and Neuroscience, LSUHSC-New Orleans
Bridge Over Troubled Waters: Reimagining Care for Perinatal Substance Use Disorders
Julianna Finelli, MD, Medical Advisor Louisiana Provider to Provider Consultation Line (PPCL), Assistant Professor of Psychiatry Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Tulane University School of Medicine
Assessing Prenatal and Early Childhood Social and Environmental Determinants of Health in the HEALthy Brain and Child Development Study
Lea G. Yerby, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Community Medicine and Population Health, College of Community Health Sciences, the University of Alabama
11 – 11:45 a.m.
Federal Policy Around Women’s Health Virtual Roundtable
Moderator: Julie S. Stokes, CPA, CEO, Flame Consulting, LLC, CFO, Stokes & Associates, Inc., Founder & Pres/CEO, Ellevate Louisiana, Advocacy Director, Louisiana Oncology Society, Founder, Survivors Cancer Action Network
Panel:
Congresswoman Julia Letlow (R-LA)
Senator Katie Britt (R-AL)
11:45 a.m. – noon
Break
noon – 12:30 p.m.
Closing Keynote
Rebekah Gee, MD, MPH, FACOG
Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder, Nest Health
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