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Learning that lifts us all: Insights from a year of growth and professional development

June 6, 2025 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy,  communication,  Culture,  mixed methods research,  professional development,  professional growth,  research capacity

What does it mean to invest in people? At the Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, we believe it’s more than professional advancement –

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Improving health literacy: Lessons from clinical ethics

November 6, 2020 American Society for Bioethics and Humanities,  ASBH,  Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy,  communication,  health literacy

Rohit Gupta discusses the importance of promoting health literacy, how a patient can obtain, communicate, and understand health information.

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Words are important: Improving doctor-patient communication

September 22, 2017 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy,  communication,  ethics,  health policy,  Holland Kaplan,  Language,  medical ethics,  medical school

On the first day of medical school, one of my anatomy lab professors emphasized to us, “Words are important.” If we accidentally identified the “flexor

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Strategies for effective listening and communication

May 6, 2016 Aging,  audiology,  Audiology Services,  Better Hearing and Speech Month,  communication,  Dr. Shirin Jivani,  Healthcare,  hearing,  hearing loss,  Houston,  otolaryngology

Hearing loss can be debilitating to an individual’s ability to communicate. It can impact everyday life and cause feelings of loneliness, isolation and frustration, specifically

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Communications disconnect: Doctors, patients and HIV testing

January 8, 2016 communication,  Dr. Monisha Arya,  Healthcare,  HIV/AIDS,  Houston,  Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy

Why don’t physicians talk to their patients about recommended HIV screening tests? “We clinicians mean well, but it’s complicated,” says Monisha Arya, M.D., M.P.H, a

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Voice adds emotion, nuance that is lacking in digital communication

June 26, 2015 communication,  Dr. Julina Ongkasuwan,  head and neck surgery,  Healthcare,  Houston,  otolaryngology,  Social Media,  Technology,  voice

In today’s world most people are enamored by technology and social media. With this transition into a largely digital lifestyle, some wonder if the voice

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Disability etiquette: Top 5 tips for interacting with people with disabilities

April 8, 2015 Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Transition Medicine Clinic,  communication,  disability,  disability etiquette,  Dr. Cynthia Peacock,  Healthcare,  respect

When it comes to effective communication and interaction with any person, respect and courtesy are key. These priorities don’t change when interacting with people with

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Important conversations: Navigating doctor, patient communications

June 16, 2014 amputation,  Baylor College of Medicine,  communication,  Diabetes,  Healthcare,  Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery,  Surgery

Alice, my younger sister, or Ms. Alice, as everyone calls her, has spent her life helping other people. Never tiring of her dedication as a

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From the Labs: Image of the Month

Blood vessels (magenta) intertwined with metastatic medulloblastoma tumor cells (green) nestled within the protective layers that surround the mouse spinal cord. From the Labs: a closer look at metastatic medulloblastoma

Healthy Habits: A DOC-umentary Series

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