Center for Medical Humanities & Ethics

04/24/2026

If you have not registered yet for the Frank Bryant Jr. Memorial Lecture, now is the time. Join Rev. Dr. (MD) Kenneth R. Kemp this Tuesday, April 28, from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. at Holly Auditorium, UT San Antonio, for an inspiring conversation on healthcare and spirituality. Attendance is free, and CME credit is available.
Register today:

Rev. Dr. (MD) Kenneth R. Kemp is a pulmonologist at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, which is affiliated with Brooke Army Medical Center. He is also the Senior Pastor of Antioch Missionary Baptist Church in San Antonio.

04/10/2026

Our faculty member, Dr. Rachel Pearson, was the keynote speaker at this week's Northeastern University Annual Health Law Conference. Dr. Pearson presented “Creative Constraints: Storytelling for Healing and Advocacy in Complicated Times.”

04/01/2026

Our student leaders and faculty from Alpha Home Clinic were proud to attend the Cenikor 'Doorways of Hope' featuring speaker Kori Houston, to be part of the conversation and hear what’s next from a leader who builds lasting change. https://studentrunclinics.org/our-clinics/alpha-home/

03/18/2026

The Charles E. Cheever, Jr. Center for Medical Humanities & Ethics presents the Frank Bryant Jr. Memorial Distinguished Lecture featuring Rev. Dr. (MD) Kenneth R. Kemp. Join us on April 28, 2026, as Dr. Kemp explores "The Intersection Between Healthcare and Spirituality" and the role of the healthcare provider as servant leader in community and society.

Attendance is free and open to all. CME credit available. Register today: https://bit.ly/4q87O1E

01/26/2026

Please join us for a reflective hour of visual art inspired by the theme of the 19th Annual Community Engaged Learning Conference, The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Community Health.

We have 5 artists showing creative work, including students, residents, and community members. Please share with interested family, friends, and co-workers. All are welcome!

Tuesday, January 27, 2026
3:00 - 4:00 pm
UTHSA Briscoe Library, Main foyer

01/22/2026

Our annual Night of the Arts is tomorrow, Friday, January 23rd. Our students have put together a night of performances by talented students, faculty, and local professional performers.

There will be a light dinner, a silent auction, and an opportunity to showcase our wonderful Free Clinic program.

Tickets are donation-based and start at $10, but you are welcome to contribute as much as you would like! All proceeds go to support the SFCP program.

Doors open at 5 pm for the silent auction and dinner, and the Show begins at 6 pm.

Holly Auditorium, UT Health San Antonio (7703 Floyd Curl Dr.)
Parking in the Visitor’s lot, across from the main campus courtyard

Tickets link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdUYsPcP22rhlE6-hw4IhjU4NhjNGdL2lNxT29CtL9103E01Q/viewform

01/14/2026

Last call for submissions of original art for the Community Engaged Learning Conference Art Exhibition, January 27, 2026. Selected submissions will be displayed in the UT San Antonio Health Science Center Library in conjunction with the Conference.

We call on artists to explore this year's theme, including questions such as: Can AI invoke emotions and images that empower efforts to improve community health? How does AI challenge our notions of creativity, beauty, and appreciation of art? How is the creative process part of health, and how does AI impact this process?

Submissions of visual work (paintings, prints, sculpture, collage, drawings, mixed-media work, etc.) that explore the theme must be received by 11:59 pm on Sunday, January 18th.

Submit images of your work https://forms.gle/acQCeXsDtN9ZxtzM7

12/23/2025

Our students undertaking the Art Round elective recently completed their own original art with help from the team at the McNay Museum.

Art Rounds is an interactive, interprofessional course where students learn physical observation skills. Using artwork as patients, students will learn how to observe details and how to interpret images based on available evidence for improved patient physical observation skills.

12/17/2025

Celebrating our San Antonio Refugee Health Clinic (SARHC) student coordinators as they wrap up a year of service, leadership, and commitment to our refugee community. Grateful for all the work they’ve done this past year!

12/10/2025

Here is an article by our faculty members Dr. Melanie Stone and Dr. Jason Rosenfeld 'Putting Precision Public Health Into Action'. Dr. Stone and Rosenfeld write about how we can apply the concepts of precision medicine that take into account individual variability in genes, environment, and lifestyle for each person and use it in a public health setting to improve the health of populations. https://journals.lww.com/jphmp/fulltext/2026/01000/putting_precision_public_health_into_action.4.aspx

12/09/2025

Dr. Rachel Pearson, is giving a virtual talk for the Methodist Bioethics Lecture Series on Breaking Bad News in Pediatrics. The event will cover basic evidence-based techniques for breaking bad news, developmental understandings of death by age, and specific responses for emotional situations that emerge in pediatric care.

Register: https://hcaconnect.webex.com/hcaconnect/j.php?MTID=m7c808d02658ccee26a0c6c6f1ff6fb60

12/09/2025

Health Confianza is hosting a free Sensory Wellness Tools Workshop this weekend to support healthcare professionals in creating more inclusive, responsive, and effective care environments.

If you want to learn more about understanding how sensory processing affects patients, community members, and providers, and recognize signs of sensory overload and stress, this course is for you.

Register: https://forms.gle/4j5bxwttWcZgasCa6