Vermont Humanities

Healthcare and Humanity

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Reading and Discussion

In healthcare, we confront some of the most fundamental aspects of the human experience: wellness, death, ethical behavior, control, suffering, loss, need. Because of these complexities, which often raise more questions than provide answers, the practice of medicine and healthcare is as much an art of human kindness and communication as it is a science. These four books, all used to acclaim in Vermont Humanities’ Literature and Medicine: Humanities at the Heart of Health Care™ program, speak to the experiences of the patient, the families, and the people providing care.

Books in this Series

  • John Berger, A Fortunate Man
  • Marianne Paget, A Complex Sorrow
  • Cathy Crimmins, Where is the Mango Princess?
  • Margaret Edson, Wit
  • Atul Gawande, Being Mortal

How to Book this Series

Please browse the list of available facilitators above. Then contact your chosen facilitator to discuss the timing and other details of the series. Finally, select the “Book this Series” button and fill out our online Reading & Discussion Request Form.

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Questions?

Please contact Richelle Franzoni at (802) 262-1355 or rfranzoni@vermonthumanities.org.

Available Facilitators

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Woman leading a book discussion group with a book open on her lap
Woman leading a book discussion group with a book open on her lap
Woman leading a book discussion group with a book open on her lap
Woman leading a book discussion group with a book open on her lap
Woman leading a book discussion group with a book open on her lap
Woman leading a book discussion group with a book open on her lap
Woman leading a book discussion group with a book open on her lap
Woman leading a book discussion group with a book open on her lap
Vermont Humanities*** March 16, 2018