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THE EDUCATION OF COMPASSION A year-long collaborative project to develop full curriculum in compassionate for and with the Cayetano Heredia Medical School in Lima, Peru. Participation in the process is welcome! Read more >
PATCH ADAMS CLINIC IN PHILADELPHIA Located in a low-income Philadelphia neighborhood, this clinic will provide community-based health care that is genuinely non-profit, preventive, humane and fun. It is a refuge for doctors and nurses who want time to heal patients. It is a refuge for patients who want to be treated with dignity.Read more >
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The Health Care System Design Intensive is an annual working conference for those people who feel that the current medical system is undesirable, and who want time, tools, and new ideas to figure out "what next?" Representative Dennis Kucinich (Dem, Ohio) has long supported these intensives. Above, he sent a special message to the 2010 one.
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October 31st, 2012 | It’s becoming the exception for a psychiatrist to spend more than 15 minutes speaking face-to-face with patients. This is the unfortunate concomitant of a medical culture that reimburses us more for 15-minute medication reviews than for talking to patients for an hour. Read More >
June 26, 2012 | Not many doctors bring a ukulele to the hospital, but this is no ordinary doctor. Dr. John Glick visited NEO A&M College to talk to kids interested in going into the health care field. He says laughter literally heals. Read More >
April 7, 2012 | Clothed in laughter and clowning, Patch Adams chooses to make a difference. His choices beckon us all. If laughter is the best medicine, Patch Adams has the key to the Intensive Care Unit, Dr. James Fahner said in introducing the iconic doctor, clown and social activist to a group of health care professionals during LaughFest. Read More >
January 18, 2012 | Patch Adams, the clown, doctor and social activist will give two lectures at the University of Michigan-Dearborn, as well as visit patients at the Oakwood Hospital and Medical Center, and the Adult and Child Day Care, both located in Dearborn. Read More >
