Bringing Henrietta to Life: The Arts in Medical Humanities
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Students eating lunch
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Nina Glover, Holly Holsinger, Reginnia Williams
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Julian Rogers, Director of Community Partnerships
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Joan Thoman, Coordinator Community Nursing
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Creative Collaborators, Holly Holsinger and Adrienne Gosselin
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Social, Institutional and Structural Policy Issues
Discussion Facilitators Geraldine Burns and George Tsagaris (SWK),
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Social, Institutional and Structural Policy Issues
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Social, Institutional and Structural Policy Issues
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Health Disparities and Vulnerable Population Groups
Discussion Facilitator VIctoria Winbush (SWK)
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Social, Institutional and Structural Policy Issues
Members of the community join CSU students from various majors to discuss implications of social policy.
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Ethical Issues in Nursing
Students from School of Nursing working in small groups
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CJ Johnston, editor-in-chief, CSU Vindicator
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Faculty Panel
Matthew Green (Law)
Linda Wolf, Joan Thoman, Maureen McGuire (Nursing)
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Student Cast and Crew
Student cast and crew attend the conference.
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Panel Participants
Joan Thoman (SON) and Adrienne Gosselin (CLASS)
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Henrietta Lacks Conference
Dr. Adrienne Gosselin, English and Dr. Holly Holsinger, Theater and Dance
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Student documents Bringing Henrietta To Life event
C.J. Johnstone, editor-in-chief, CSU Vindicator takes pictures of conference events.
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Breakout Session
Dr. Victoria Winbush, Department of Social Work, Discussion Facilitator, Vulnerable Populations
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Bringing Henrietta to Life was first work-shopped as a theatrical production called "Bringing Henrietta to Life: The Art of Adaptation" in 2011. Fostered by the CLASS Dean's Diversity Council as a means of exploring the role of art in the newly burgeoning field of medical humanities, the theatre piece evolved into the film, Bringing Henrietta to Life, which evolved into a teaching tool to introduce issues of diversity and disparities to undergraduate students in medical, health, and social service education.
As a teaching tool, the one-day conference would feature the film, followed by faculty-facilitated discussions in sessions that present ways in which respective disciplines address disparity. Collaboration among College Deans Diversity Councils expanded outreach and broadened student audience to nursing, law, health professions, education, and social sciences.
"Bringing Henrietta to Life: The Arts in Medical Humanities" was held on April 12, 2014 at the CSU Mashall-Law College.