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AΩA Visiting Professor Hybrid Lecture
“What’s the Story? Why Narrative Matters in Medicine”
Suzanne Koven, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Valerie Winchester Family Endowed Chair in Primary Care Medicine,
Massachusetts General Hospital
Tuesday, March 10 | 11:00am – 12:00pm
Instructional Building (L) 112 or Zoom
Register for the virtual lecture here!
The AΩA Executive Committee invites all MD students, faculty and staff to the 2026 AΩA Visiting Professorship with Dr. Suzanne Koven, the inaugural Writer-in-Residence at Mass General Brigham. Dr. Koven is a physician-writer whose work explores the intersection of medicine, literature, and the lived experience of illness and care. In addition to her clinical and academic roles, she is widely recognized for her essays and teaching in narrative medicine, which examine how storytelling can deepen clinical insight, strengthen human connection and shape the formation of physicians. Her visit will offer an opportunity to reflect on the role of narrative in medicine and the ways writing can illuminate the ethical, emotional and human dimensions of clinical practice.
2026 Induction Ceremony – May 2026
Previous Events
The Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine AΩA chapter is honored to host one visiting professor every year. While on campus, all medical students have the opportunity to learn from our visiting professor through either Departmental Grand Rounds or small group discussions. A few of our recent visiting professors are highlighted below.
Yehoda Martei, MD, MSCE (2025)
Shale Wong, MD, MSPH (2018)
Stephen Bergman, MD (2017)
Joia Mukherjee, MD (2016)
James O’Connell, MD (2015)
Richard Gunderman, MD, PhD (2014)
Links to Visiting Professorship Programs
Each class of AΩA inductees is selected in early August of their fourth year of medical school. The induction ceremony occurs a few days prior to graduation in May. Here are some photos from the Class of 2025 Ceremony.
