Words That Heal: Literature + Medicine

3000 Pegasus Park Drive,Dallas TX 75247

07 April, 2022

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An evening with physician-poet Dr. Jack Coulehan. Presented by Business Council for the Arts and Texas Health Resources Foundation. Join us for an evening discussion on the power of poetry and medicine as Dr. Jack Coulehan, in conversation with Dr. John Harper, shares excerpts from his work and how poetry has shaped his practice on April 7 from 6-8 pm at the Convene Conference Center at Pegasus Park located at 3000 Pegasus Park Dr, Dallas, TX 75247. We will begin with a reception featuring light hors d'oeuvres and drinks from 6-6:45 with the talk beginning at 7 pm. For those unable to attend in person, please email us directly at [email protected] after purchasing your ticket and we will provide a Zoom link to join virtually. About Our Speakers Jack Coulehan, MD: Poet, physician, and medical educator, Dr. Jack Coulehan hails from Western Pennsylvania, where he graduated from St Vincent College, Latrobe, PA., followed by the University of Pittsburgh Medical School. He completed his internal medicine residency at the University of Pennsylvania and North Carolina Baptist Hospitals, Wake Forest University, and later earned an MPH from the University of Pittsburgh. Jack served on the Navajo Reservation in the Indian Health Service and later practiced at an inner-city clinic while an Associate Professor of Preventive Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh. As a Professor of Medicine and Preventive Medicine at Stony Brook University, he directed the medical school's clinical and academic programs in medical ethics and pioneered its Center for Medical Humanities, Compassionate Care, and Bioethics. Jack's essays, poems, and stories frequently appear in medical journals and literary magazines, and his work is widely anthologized. He is the author of seven collections of poetry, including The Talking Cure: New and Selected Poems (Plain View Press, 2020). His other books include Blood & Bone and Primary Care (University of Iowa Press), two co-edited anthologies of poems by physicians; Chekhov's Doctors, a collection of Anton Chekhov's medical tales (Kent State University Press); and an award-winning textbook The Medical Interview: Mastering Skills for Clinical Practice (F. A. Davis Co.). Among Jack's honors are the Humanities Medal of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine and the Nicholas Davies Scholar Award of the American College of Physicians for contributions to the humanities in medicine. John Harper, MD: Dr. Harper is a board-certified specialist in internal medicine and cardiovascular diseases. He is Emeritus Staff at Texas Health Presbyterian Dallas He served as Ewton Chair of Cardiology at Texas Health Presbyterian Dallas. He served as President of the Medical Staff of Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas from January 1, 2016, through December 31, 2017. Dr. Harper received his bachelor’s degree in English from Southern Methodist University and, in 2012, was named a Distinguished Graduate of the Dedman College at SMU and in 2016 Distinguished Alumnus of Southern Methodist University. He received his medical degree at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas. He completed his internship and residency at Parkland Hospital and his fellowship in cardiovascular disease at U.T. Southwestern Medical School. He served for 2 years in the Air Force as a general internist. Dr. Harper has been named to the Best Doctors in Dallas, Top Doctors in Texas, and Best Doctors in America.