Stanford Center for
Biomedical Ethics

Program in Bioethics & Film

The Arts, Humanities and Medicine Program at the Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics provides a focal point for integrating the arts and humanities into medical education, the medical center community and the practice of medicine at Stanford. Events include the annual spring Medicine and the Muse Symposium and  Music and Medicine: The Art of Listening.
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mr kochi

Hold Your Breath illuminates the importance of cross-cultural communication as an Afghani-American man and his family navigate the western medical system in his battle with cancer. More »

worlds apart

By following four families of diverse backgrounds facing critical medical decisions, Worlds Apart contrasts the patient's culture and the culture of the American health care system. More »

vanishing line

Physician and filmmaker Maren Grainger-Monsen takes us on a heartfelt quest to discover an "art of dying" in a world that taught her well to prolong life, but offered few prescriptions for treating death. More »

grave worlds

Grave Words blends humor and insightful interviews to discuss ways doctors can talk with patients about resuscitation and other end-of-life care decisions. More »

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