Keisha Ray

Broschiertes Buch

Medicine, Meaning, and Identity

Essays from Early-Career Physicians

Herausgeber: Carlin, Nathan

Beschreibung

In this timely volume, a diverse group of clinician-authors reflects on how intersections of race, ethnicity, gender, and identity influence their respective caregiving practices. Featuring essays penned throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Medicine, Meaning, and Identity offers a fresh exploration of the personal and professional implications of modern medicine and healthcare.

Autor

Nathan Carlin is the Director of the McGovern Center for Humanities and Ethics at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston), holding the Samuel Karff Chair. He has published numerous books, including Medical Humanities: An Introduction (Cambridge University Press, 2014), Teaching Health Humanities (Oxford University Press, 2019), Contemporary-Physician Authors: Exploring the Insights of Doctors Who Write (Routledge, 2021), and Pathographies of Mental Illness (Cambridge University Press, 2022). Dr. Carlin also is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Medical Humanities. Keisha Ray is an Associate Professor and holds the John P. McGovern, MD Professorship of Oslerian Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston). She is the author of Black Health: The Social, Political, and Cultural Determinants of Black Peoples Health (Oxford University Press, 2023), as well as various other publications exploring the effects of institutional racism on Black people's health. Dr. Ray's notable bioethics expertise is frequently referenced across various media outlets, including NPR, CNN, Rolling Stone, and Texas Monthly. Dr. Ray is Senior Associate Editor for the Journal of Medical Humanities.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 278
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Mai 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 155mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 386g
• ISBN-13: 9780197697382
• ISBN-10: 0197697380
• Artikelnr.: 73665635