Fwd: Return to The House of God

[Martin Kohn]

	(W)rites of Passage.... A Journey Through Medical Resident Education 1978-2008
	An International Symposium
	Location: Cleveland, Ohio Louis Stokes Wing, Cleveland Public Library - Wednesday Renaissance Hotel - Thursday
	October 22-23   |   litmed.hiram.edu/HouseOfGod.htm
	Sponsored by:    • The Center for Literature, Medicine and Biomedical Humanities - Hiram College    • Division of Medicine - Cleveland Clinic    • With generous support from The Wish, Cope & Life Foundation    • Special thanks to the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities (asbh.org)      whose 2008 Annual Meeting in Cleveland begins at the conclusion of our symposium.
	Highlights:    • Critical discussions about medical resident education and The House of God      on the 30th anniversary of its publication    • Scenes from Bill W. and Dr. Bob (written by Sam Shem – aka Stephen Bergman –      and his wife Janet Surrey), which recently finished a very successful off-Broadway run    • Meet the real people behind the characters in The House of God      as they reunite 30 years later
	This symposium will recognize the 30th anniversary    of Sam Shem’s novel The House of God.    Discussions will focus on the answers to questions such as:    • What impact did The House of God have on medical residency programs?    • What has been happening in medical residency since the novel’s publication?    • What problems and issues still remain?    • How do medical educators use the book?    • How does writing reflect, complement and criticize medical training and practice?    Joining author Stephen Bergman and some of his fellow interns who were models    for the characters in the book, will be top physician and nurse writers, leading    medical humanities scholars and resident educators.
	Who should attend:    • Medical and Health Professions Educators    • Medical Humanities and Bioethics Scholars    • Doctors, Nurses, Health Care Professionals    • Students in the Health Professions and Humanities
	To register: Please visit litmed.hiram.edu/HouseOfGod.htm For more information call 216.932.3448.