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The Department of Social Medicine promotes teaching, research, and service that addresses the social dimensions of health, illness, and medical care. With faculty trained in the humanities, social sciences, and clinical medicine, Social Medicine is unique among medical school departments in its disciplinary breadth and scope. The department is committed to conducting collaborative and boundary-pushing research; mobilizing concepts and methods from the social sciences and humanities to strengthen and transform medical education; and championing the needs and interests of the communities with which we work.

 

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Giselle Corbie-Smith, MD, MSc

4 months ago

Dr. Giselle Corbie Featured in President’s Forum for Upcoming Annual Meeting of the National Academy of Medicine

Victor J. Dzau, president of the National Academy of Medicine, will host the 2025 President’s Forum, Health Leadership in Turbulent Times: Shaping Science, Medicine, Policy, and Trust in a New Era, on Monday, October 20, from 5:00 to 6:15 p.m. ET in Washington, DC. This year’s Forum will bring together distinguished leaders to explore how science, medicine, and policy …