The John P. McGovern
Academy of Oslerian Medicine
invites you to a
Meeting of the 92nd UTMB Osler Club
(Dedicated to the application of Oslerian principles to
contemporary medicine and medical education.)
Tuesday, January 28, 2020
6:00–8:00 p.m.
Eaton Hall at Trinity Episcopal Church
22nd Street & Winnie, Galveston, TX
Dialogue and Dinner:
“Can Osler’s Approach to Medicine Survive?
A Missionary Doctor’s View”
Featuring:
Jon F. Fielder, MD
Co-Founder and Chief Executive, African Mission Healthcare
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Medicine
The University of Texas Medical Branch
A light buffet supper will be served. Admission is free, but space is limited. Reservations are required.
For reservations, or to register for CME credit, contact the McGovern Academy at:
mcacadem@utmb.edu or (409) 747-9680. The deadline is January 21, 2020.
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Educational Method: Lecture
Target Audience: All members of the UTMB and surrounding communities.
Objectives:
1. To assess, from the perspective of a missionary doctor, whether “Osler’s approach to medicine [is] viable in the long run,” in the words of his biographer Michael Bliss.
2. To analyze the current state of African medical education from the standpoint of Osler’s approach to clinical instruction.
a. To question the ethics of Western humanitarian approaches in light of the ethical imperative to build local capacity.
3. To analyze Osler’s holistic ethical approach to patient care in the context of modern corporatist medicine.
a. To argue that missionary medicine allows space for Osler’s ethical vision.
Disclosure Statement (Speaker): Dr. Fielder has no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose.
Disclosure Statement (Planning Committee Members): Drs. Jack Alperin and Dwight V. Wolf; and Mrs. Brenda Johnson have no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose.
Accreditation: The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Designation Statement: The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Ethics: This presentation meets the Texas Medical Board criteria for 1 hour of formal CME in Medical Ethics/Professional Responsibility.
