Visit the Helix Gallery in the Hamilton Building from May 19 to June 18 for Traveling Light, a new exhibition featuring the work of three medical students who are also passionate artists.
Jefferson Humanities & Health
Contact
Name:
Jefferson Humanities & Health
1020 Locust Street
Jefferson Alumni Hall
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Email:
Humanities@jefferson.edu
Jefferson Humanities & Health supports student engagement in the arts and humanities to promote essential skills related to healthcare including close observation, critical thinking, communication and empathy.
Throughout the year, our programs highlight the social contexts of health and wellness, lived experiences of diverse individuals and communities, and self-care for health professionals.
Each academic year, Jefferson Humanities & Health explores a thought-provoking theme from a wide range of perspectives. During 2025-2026, the Jefferson Humanities Forum speaker series will bring a handful of multidisciplinary scholars and thinkers to investigate the theme Trust.
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The work of a 35-member student editorial team and 48 student contributors merged to produce the newly-minted edition of 2025 Inside Out. We are moved by the range of media, content, and creativity enclosed in these pages.
Each academic year, Jefferson Humanities & Health explores a thought-provoking theme from a wide range of perspectives, fostering learning, reflection and action in response to our institutional mission of improving lives. During 2025-2026, the Jefferson Humanities Forum will host multidisciplinary scholars and creative practitioners to investigate the theme of Trust. Visit the Jefferson Humanities Forum for more information and events to be announced soon.
We are excited to share with you a virtual Opioid & Pain Management course. Regardless of the type of provider you are training to become, opioid prescribing and pain management will be relevant parts of your practice. This 1–2-hour course discusses opioid prescribing by going through 8 cases featuring different patient populations. Our goal is to fill a gap in medical education regarding opioid knowledge and prescribing so that we can prepare physicians to responsibly prescribe and manage patients' pain care.
The course does not need to be completed in one sitting and is currently part of an ongoing research study. We would greatly appreciate your participation and feedback.
On the landing page there is a summary of the curriculum and cases. Scroll to the bottom and click "Enter Course," then click "Enroll for free." Please don't skip the pre- and post test.
This course can be taken for one credit towards the Asano Humanities and Health Certificate. Access the attendance survey for participation credit here.
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