The Master of Arts in Medical Humanities & Bioethics
Presents
A Montgomery Lecture
With
John Franklin MD, MSc, MA
Interim Chair, Department of Psychiatry and Behavorial Science
Professor of Psychiatry, Transplant Surgery, Medical Education/Medical Humanities and Bioethics
Associate Dean for Diversity, Inclusion and Student Support
Chief and Fellowship Training Director for Addiction Psychiatry
Am I Real or Am I Memorex?: Assumptions of Conscious
Minds in Medicine
Care in medicine is fundamentally predicated on an assumption that we and our patients are conscious minds. Why is this important and why have we come to this conclusion? This talk will highlight some enduring conundrums and approaches to the mysteries of consciousness. This talk will also attempt to relate some of these concepts to the stories we tell about our patients, and ourselves in the exam room.
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