Alice W. Flaherty, MD, PhD at Fairfield University || Theatrical Medicine
Channel: Fairfield University
Date: 2019-11-08

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Prominent neurologist, author, and Harvard Medical School professor Alice Weaver Flaherty, MD, presented her groundbreaking research on the role of art and creativity in the practice of medicine during her lecture “Theatrical Medicine: Empathy, Performance, and the Art of the Cure” on October 30, 2019, at Fairfield University.
 
The lecture was presented as part of the Humanities Institute’s "Humanities at Work" initiative, a series of lectures, panels, and resources that showcase the powerful and transformative role that a humanities education plays in democratic society and professional life.

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