Perspectives on Health, Disease and Healing

Guest Lecturers

Lecturer IUPUI Association Other Information
Emily Beckman, DMH School of Liberal Arts Email: embeckma@iupui.edu

Dr. Beckman is an Assistant Scholar in the Medical Humanities and Health Studies Program. Her teaching and research interests in Medical Humanities include literature and medicine, end-of-life communication, and empathy in medicine.

 Meg Gaffney, M.D. IU School of Medicine

Email: mgaffney@iupui.edu

Dr. Gaffney is a dermatologist. She co-directs ethics curriculum development at the IU School of Medicine and directs the Indiana Healthcare Ethics Network. Click here for more information about Dr. Gaffney.

Peter Schwartz, M.D., Ph.D. IU School of Medicine

Email: phschwar@iupui.edu

Dr. Schwartz works at Indiana University Medical School, practicing general medicine at Wishard Hospital and carrying out research in the Indiana University Bioethics Center.   His research interests include: accounts of disease and health, and ideas of evidence, risk, and informed consent in medical treatment. Click here for more information about Dr. Schwartz.