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More NewsThe Medical Humanities Program extends its heartfelt congratulations to all of our Spring 2025 graduates.
Viriditas: The Soul of Medicine is a new, student-led magazine affiliated with the Baylor Medical Humanities Program. This magazine is dedicated to offering a platform for Baylor students who are passionate about healthcare. Through prose, poetry, and visual art, the publication aims to bridge the gap between medicine and the arts in the Baylor community and beyond.
These outstanding students have been chosen as the 2025-2026 DeBakey Scholars. Top row: Avery Millington, Sofy Garza, Sofia Neumann, Miriam Daniel, Hannah Yi, Gracie Gatte, Ava Stagner. Bottom row: Adam Crone, Carlos Alvarado-Richter, Riley Davis, Rajiv Edara, Colton Johnson.
Medical Humanities students Emma Fraga and Mallory Abbott, pictured with faculty member Dr. Emilie Cunningham, were honored at the Honors Academic Convocation on April 4, 2025.
Success Stories
"Medical Humanities taught me to communicate complex ideas with empathy. In government, this skill is paramount to drive policies that genuinely impact lives."
"A great deal of health is beyond what I can explain objectively. My foundation in the medical humanities plays a huge role in helping me understand the subjectivity within my patients' experiences of their medical condition."
"Medical Humanities courses helped me consider all aspects of the patient's care, whether from the perspective of society, the healthcare provider, the caregiver, or the patient."
"A lot of people go into college thinking they have to major in one of the traditional sciences to be a good candidate for professional school. However, my background in Medical Humanities helped me learn the vital art and skills of caring for humans - and that is invaluable training for anyone in health care whether they plan to be in pharmacy, medicine, nursing, etc."
"Since before I came to Baylor, health care administration has always been my passion. It's the glue that holds the whole health care enterprise together and medical humanities helps me make sure I keep patients where they belong-at the center!"
Medical Humanities "Gave me a space to think about death and understand how that is going to affect me when patients die. Death is not the enemy of medicine."