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"Cultivating humanism has become a major priority for the medical community and for society. Many think that medicine is too disease-oriented and technology-driven and neglects the human dimensions of illness and healing. To change this perception and the reality behind it, we must find ways to permeate each and every aspect of medicine with humanism."
Steven Z. Miller, M.D. and Hilary J. Schmidt, Ph.D.
Academic Medicine, Vol. 74, No.7/July 1999
The Steve Miller Medical Education Day at Columbia University on October 14, 2009 will spotlight excellence in medical education and the integration of the practice of humanism in medicine with a day offering Chief of Service Rounds, a lecture, two workshops, and networking.
Beginning with Chief of Service Rounds the day will continue with two facilitated workshops. These roundtables will provide participants with models of humanism and professionalism in action as well as with practical teaching skills. These issues are crucial to patients and are continually reflected in patient satisfaction surveys. Improvements in clinical teaching skills will allow the medical school to better teach future physicians as well as families and other staff.
The New York Academy of Medicine will join with the College of Physicians and Surgeons in 2009 to present the keynote "Steven Z. Miller Lecture on Humanism in Medicine Sponsored by the New York Academy of Medicine and The Arnold P. Gold Foundation" as it has since its establishment in 2005.
With endowed funding provided by numerous generous donors who want to play a role in fostering the best training of young physicians, the Department of Pediatrics will also launch a Request for Applications (RFAs) to award grants to medical students for innovative projects along these themes.
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