The School of Medicine's Humanism Symposium and Wellness Committee would like to invite you to the first session of Humanities Rounds, a chance for members of the UMB/UMMC community to gather virtually for an hour to slowdown, reflect on and share about a topic related to health and healthcare. In small groups, we'll discuss several works of music, literature, art, and other media related to a unifying theme.

Join us virtually THURSDAY (3/25) from 6-7pm to talk about and share stories related to suffering and how we might better recognize, be moved by, and respond to the stories of suffering we encounter in healthcare. In other words, how might we "bear witness to" or grasp the gravity of a person's plight?

For this session, we will plan to use a song, 2 short poems, and an article as starting points for discussion. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO READ/LISTEN TO THESE BEFOREHAND, but it might be helpful.

Join Zoom Meeting
https://umaryland.zoom.us/j/92592633042?pwd=ZWpNUm83UkIvQ1hyS0FIMTVsa3dmdz09


TIME
Thursday, March 25th, 2021
6:00-700 P.M.


Song:
“Real Death" by Mount Erie
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1UyUsz0A-A)

Poems:
Surgical Ward by W.H. Auden
(https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oHtZ2Dt5QS36cyy0BDGC0u7awf5rBQzCvcJGIWKOz2o/edit?usp=sharing)

The Untrustworthy Speaker by Louise Gluck
(https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/49610/the-untrustworthy-speaker)

Article:
(https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/09/28/face-time)