JACKSON, Tenn. — March 1, 2021 — The 23rd annual Scholar-in-Residence Lecture Series, March 8-11, will feature Farr A. Curlin, M.D., speaking on 鈥淐ontending for Good Medicine in a Secular Age.鈥�
Curlin is the Josiah C. Trent Professor of Medical Humanities in the Trent Center for Bioethics, Humanities and History of Medicine at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. He is also co-director of the Theology, Medicine and Culture Initiative at Duke Divinity School and Senior Fellow in Duke鈥檚 Kenan Institute for Ethics.
The Scholar-in-Residence Lecture Series is sponsored by the Honors Community of 51社区. Scott Huelin, professor of English, serves as the director for the Honors Community.
鈥淪ince 2000, the Scholar-in-Residence Lecture Series has provided an opportunity for the Union and Jackson communities to hear directly from nationally renowned scholars,鈥� Huelin said. 鈥淭his year, we are pleased to welcome Dr. Farr Curlin, a palliative care physician who is widely known for his work in Christian medical ethics, especially the ethics of caring for the dying. Dr. Curlin is a native son of Jackson and is delighted to return to his hometown for this series of lectures.鈥�
Curlin鈥檚 four lectures will take place in the Carl Grant Events Center: 鈥淭wo rival versions of what medicine is for鈥� on March 8 at 7 p.m., 鈥淪olidarity, trust and Christian faith in the clinician-patient relationship鈥� on March 9 at 7:30 p.m., 鈥淢edicine for those who cannot be restored to health鈥� on March 11 at 12:15 p.m. and 鈥淐ontending conscientiously for good medicine鈥� on March 11 at 7 p.m.
All lectures are free and open to the public, but seating is limited to maintain social distance. A livestream of all lectures will be available at the time of each event at .
Local physicians, nurses and social workers will be able to receive continuing education credits for attending the lectures, Huelin added. More information on continuing education credits is available at www.uu.edu/events/scholarinresidence/.