Aberdeen Medical Humanities Society

11/03/2024

Aberdeen Medical Humanities Society is proud to host a Chaplain Night this Tues, 12th March at 6-7pm ✨ We’ll hear from Gillian Douglas, Lead Chaplain at ARI. Her talk will cover:

1. Spiritual Care - The who, what and why?
2. Chaplains - who are we, how we become chaplains, our backgrounds
3. How to make a referral
4. Examples of our work - how we can support patients, staff, students, others in a healthcare setting

As many of us will refer a patient to a chaplain at some point in their care, this is a great opportunity to hear more about their work. Hope to see you there!

Join us at this link:
https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_Yzg0ZGUzNTctMGM4Yy00MmU5LWExZjMtNWIwMDE3OGU2ODVm%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%228c2b19ad-5f9c-49d4-9077-3ec3cfc52b3f%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%220b3707e2-6d3f-42be-93a0-d5072476bb6c%22%7d

04/11/2023

A fabric womb made by Angélique du Coudray, a French midwife who was commissioned by King Louis XV to reduce infant mortality. From 1760 to 1783, she traveled all over France, visiting poor rural women and sharing her extensive knowledge with them. It is estimated that she trained some 10,000 women.
Du Coudray also invented the first lifesize obstetrical mannequin, for practicing mock births, and published a well-received midwifery textbook

See more: https://thetravelbible.com/museum-of-artifacts/

05/10/2023

World Anatomy Day 15 October 2023 - Glasgow Anatomy Arts & Crafts Competition
Do you like arts and crafts?
Do you like anatomy?
Are you an undergrad student? Then this is the competition for you! To mark the celebration of World Anatomy Day, we are launching an online anatomy arts and crafts competition open to all current undergraduate students, from around the world, who learnt or are learning about human anatomy not only limited to science or professional degrees.Our theme is aligned with the IFAA theme for this year, "Teaching Diversity in the Dissection Laboratory", and we accept images of any original arts and crafts including, but not limited to, the following: visual art; sculpture; pottery; paper crafts; glass art; woodturning; textiles; weaving; embroidery; crochet; quilting.Deadline: 15 October 2023 5:00pm UK time.The top three winners will get an Amazon voucher and their work will be printed on canvas and showcased at the University of Glasgow Anatomy Museum.All submitted work will also be showcased in a virtual exhibition hosted in this domain.More information is available on our website: http://www.glasgowaac.com/.If you have any questions, please email Dr Ourania Varsou at [email protected].

26/07/2023

For those interested in joining us on the the Medical Humanities committee, this is the link for the meeting at 6pm today, 26th July!

20/07/2023

https://www.abdn.ac.uk/smmsn/blog/medical-i-am-not-interested-or-at-least-thats-what-i-thought/?fbclid=IwAR2L9HewAA0BXq7wZZVEWrW_UpZWqr_K3zCoRFn7U15s3MiMFMbsyQcvALw

20 Jul 2023 Medical? I am not interested. Or at least, that's what I thought! by Ekiyokere Ekiye 2023-07-20 Hi! I am Ekiyokere, a third-year PhD student (Sociolinguistics) in the School of Language, Linguistics, Music, Visual Arts and Culture at the University of Aberdeen. Over the summer, I attende...

18/07/2023

It's time for our Medical Humanities AGM! If you're an artist, writer, musician, historian, film enthusiast or simply enjoy art in all its ways, shapes and forms, this is the society for you! Scan the QR code or click the link below to register your interest and join our AGM on Wed, 26th July. Link for the meeting will be sent out later. Looking forward to meeting you!
https://forms.gle/vBHTh3SqVwFKM2Ni6

15/04/2023

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03/04/2023

Today is the last day to submit expressions of interest for the Scottish Medical Humanities Conference!

Registration for the conference is open now ✨

Location: The Suttie Centre, Foresterhill Health Campus, Aberdeen

31/03/2023

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3rd April 2023 for expressions of interest
2nd May 2023 for the completed project

The event presents an exciting opportunity for student submissions! The SMHG welcome student submissions of creative work related to experiences of and reflections on health, healthcare and illness.

All art forms are encouraged: poetry, creative writing, music, dance, art, sculpture, photography. film, video, theatre. Students are warmly invited to attend the conference and display their piece (physical or digital); or to contribute their work without attending in person. A book of abstracts containing all student artwork will be available at the conference and later published online.

Dr Sarah Collins ([email protected]) and Dr Kathryn Steven ([email protected]).

31/03/2023

We’re excited to announce that University of Aberdeen will be hosting the Scottish Medical Humanities Conference ~ All Change - New Directions for Scottish Medical Humanities.

This event will, through scholarship and creativity, explore the process, outcomes and possibilities for medical humanities. The day is intended to be inclusive and to reach a wide audience of students, educators, researchers and health professionals to join the group. 

This invitation is open to all Scottish healthcare, arts and humanities students (postgraduate and undergraduate) with a special interest in the medical humanities. We are keen to include work related to experiences of and reflections on health, healthcare and illness.

29/03/2023

📚 Book of the Week 📚

An Imperfect Offering: Humanitarian Action in the Twenty-first Century
James Orbinski

“Humanitarianism is about more than medical efficiency or technical competence. In its first moment, in its sacred present, humanitarianism seeks to relieve the immediacy of suffering, and most especially of suffering alone”

This book highlights past and present humanitarian concerns. It is written by the former president of Doctor's Without Borders. An Imperfect Offering is a deeply personal, deeply political book. With unstinting candor, Orbinski explores the nature of humanitarian action in the twenty-first century, and asserts the fundamental imperative of seeing as human those whose political systems have most brutally failed. He insists that in responding to the suffering of others, we must never lose sight of the dignity of those being helped or deny them the right to act as agents in their own lives. He takes readers on a journey to some of the darkest places of our history but finds there unimaginable acts of courage and empathy. Here he is doctor as witness, recording voices that must be heard around the world; calling on others to meet their responsibility.

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Summary and Quote ✍🏻 Goodreads

14/03/2023

a little throwback to our lovely book club meeting last November! nothing like some sweet treats and hot drinks in the cold weather to accompany some insightful discussions! we discussed out favourite books and what we’ve learnt from them, and how we feel about them now in our years since starting med school. we’d love to hear from you too! join us for our next event and share your unique views ✨