University of Illinois College of Medicine, Dept. of Medical Education

The Hektoen Institute of Medicine maintains a close working relationship with the Department of Medical Education at the University of Illinois-Chicago. In the Department of Medical Education at UIC, we work with Associate Professor, Sandy Sufian PhD, MPH who is responsible for teaching medical humanities and medical history to the medical students of UIC medical school. In cooperation with Hektoen, The Department of Medical Education has been involved in sponsoring and arranging lectures on historical and sociological aspects of medicine. Programs take place either at Hektoen, UIC, or at Stroger Hospital.

Past collaborations :

  • “Verbal and Visual Voices: Emerging Perspectives in Medicine” by Lois LaCivita Nixon, PhD, MLitt, MAT, MPH; Course Director, Medical Ethics and Medical Humanities; College of Medicine, University of South Florida (April 23, 2009 at UIC)
  • “Anatomy of a Revolt: Body Images in Political Cartoons of the Arab Revolt, 1936-1939” by Sandy Sufian, PhD, MPH, Associate Professor, UIC College of Medicine, Dept. of Medical Education (Nov. 12, 2008 at Hektoen Institute)
  • “Public Health, Culture, and Colonial Medicine: Smallpox and Variolation in Palestine during the British Mandate” by Nadav Davidovitch, MD, MPH, PhD, Division of Public Health, Ben Gurion University, Israel (Oct. 14, 2008 at Stroger Hospital of Cook County).