Lecture: “The Healer’s Art: Exploring the Human Dimension of Medicine”

Robert Saper, MD MPH, Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, will give a lecture open to the entire BU Medical Campus Community entitled “The Healer’s Art: Exploring the Human Dimension of Medicine” on Monday January 11, 2010 from 11:00 am to 12 noon in the Medical School Building, Room L-112.

Dr. Saper’s lecture will touch upon themes central to all health professionals including cultivating compassion, sustaining altruism, grieving loss, and preventing burnout. Lunch will be provided. Dr. Saper is the Course Co-Director for Healer’s Art, a BUSM medical student elective offered annually in the Spring semester. BUSM students interested in enrolling in the elective are encouraged to attend. Click here for more information.