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BOUNDARIES: The Ninth Annual Northwestern Bioethics and Medical Humanities Conference

Monday, April 13, 2026 | 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM CT
Robert H Lurie Medical Research Center, Baldwin Auditorium, 303 E. Superior, Chicago, IL 60611 map it

The Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities and the Medical Humanities and Bioethics Graduate Program are hosting a one-day conference dedicated to engaging the Northwestern and Chicagoland communities in the rich, multidisciplinary research and scholarship of our field.

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This event will feature a keynote presentation by Tyler Tate, MD, MA, titled "To Suffer What We Can’t Evade: What Is Medicine’s Role in Responding to Suffering?" Additional programming will include an exciting range of talks and discussions, centered around this year's theme--BOUNDARIES--and showcasing diverse work by a mix of Northwestern Medicine clinicians and researchers, colleagues from other institutions, graduate students, and MHB graduate alumni.

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Registration is free. For updated details and to register, please visit:
https://bioethics.northwestern.edu/conference/

Cost: Free

Audience

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

Contact

Bryan Morrison
Email

Interest

  • Academic (general)
  • Arts/Humanities
  • Community Engagement
  • Medicine
  • Alumni
  • Social Sciences

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