Philosophy in Medical Education

In the Autumn of 2020, we ran a fully online event series exploring the theory and practice of teaching philosophy as part of the curriculum in medical schools. It featured a range of contributions from clinicians, students and philosophers from various jurisdictions. Check out the recordings of these, as well as other relevant talks, below.

 
 

Philosophy in Medical Education

 

“Considerations from the French experience: Why teaching philosophy should not mean humanising doctors” by Juliette Ferry-Danini (Paris)

“What philosophical approaches in medical education? Theoretical and empirical issues” by Raffaela Campaner (Bologna)

“‘Either philosophy can make the difference between life and death, or it has no place in medical education.’ Discuss” by Alexander Broadbent (Johannesburg)

“Philosophy of medicine as a core discipline for learning the theory of medicine” by Jonathan Fuller (Pittsburgh)

 

Colloquia

 
 

Colloquium on Phenomenology

“Teaching Phenomenology in Clinical Practice: A Conceptual Approach” by Anthony Vincent Fernandez (Kent State University)

“Using Phenomenologically Informed Qualitative Methods to Explore Surgical Practice” by Samantha Gallivan (Imperial College)

Philosophy in Medical Education: Colloquium on Psychiatry

“Teaching Philosophy to Psychiatrists: A Paradigm Case of Interdisciplinary Education?” by Tania Gergel (King's College London)

 

Philosophy in Medical Education: Race, Gender and Bias

 
 

“Avoiding generalisations about generalisations in medical education” by Katherine Puddifoot (Durham)

“Medical Students Must Learn About the Full Range of Racism Varieties” by Sean Valles (MSU)

“Epistemic Injustice and Post-Pandemic Medical Education” by Nivethitha Ganapathiram (KCL)

“Reducing Inequalities in Healthcare - Testimonial Injustice” by Astrid Oredsson (Cambridge)

“Healthy Suspicion: Causes, Correlations, and Proxy Variables” by Sherrilyn Roush (UCLA)

“Striking the Balance with Epistemic Injustice” by Eleanor Byrne (York)

“The Disablity and Old Age Trilemma” by Kasper Lippert-Rasmussen (Aarhus)

Other relevant talks

 

“Valourising play: feeling our way to radical futures” by Nivethitha Ganapathiram (KCL)