2020 – 2021 Flexner Deans’ Lecture Series
All lectures will be virtual.
If you have any questions about the lectures, please email medstudentaffairs@vanderbilt.edu.
Previous Lectures
Sanjana Salwi, MS4
Are Doctors Liars? How Examining Pelvic Exams on Anesthetized Women Can Help Us Improve Informed Consent
Mollie Limb, MS4
The Price of Pretending: Why I Hid My Depression and What I Learned from Asking for Help
Mona Hanna-Attisha, MD, MPH, FAAP
What The Eyes Don't See:
A Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City
Michael Ashley Stein, PhD, JD
Mental Health, Involuntary Treatment, Legal Capacity, and Human Rights
Panel Discussion
The History of African-Americans in Medicine:
Abraham Flexner, Racism, and Vanderbilt
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P. Preston Reynolds, MD
The History of African-Americans in Medicine
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Stephen Trzeciak, MD, MPH
Compassionomics: The Revolutionary Scientific Evidence
That Caring Makes A Difference
Art Van Zee, MD
The Promotion and Marketing of OxyContin:
Twenty Years Later, An Opioid Crisis, Lessons Learned, and Opportunities Not to Miss