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Drowning: Boundaries, Rescue, and an Ethics of Failure - Catherine Belling

Thursday, March 5, 2026 | 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM CT
Robert H Lurie Medical Research Center, Searle seminar room, 303 E. Superior, Chicago, IL 60611 map it

The Master of Arts in Medical Humanities and Bioethics Program

 

Presents

 

A Montgomery Lecture

 

With

 

Catherine Belling, PhD
Associate Professor of Medical Education
Faculty, Medical Humanities & Bioethics Graduate Program
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Drowning: Boundaries, Rescue, and an Ethics of Failure

What are the limits of health care's capacity—and responsibility—to rescue those in need? When rescue isn't possible, how to manage the sense of being overwhelmed? This talk considers two film representations of the risk of drowning in order to think about these questions.

This lecture is open to the public and will be held in the Searle Seminar Room in the Lurie Research Building (303 E Superior St), Chicago Campus. For those outside the Chicago area and anyone who would prefer to attend remotely, a Zoom option is also available.

Only Zoom attendees are required to register
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Cost: free - only Zoom attendees are required to register

Audience

  • Faculty/Staff
  • Student
  • Public
  • Post Docs/Docs
  • Graduate Students

Contact

Myria Knox
(312) 503-7962
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Interest

  • Academic (general)

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