@chasmuwmad
(CHASM) exists to champion the transformational power of arts-based practices for the medical community. Our collective is formed from faculty and staff in the UW School of Medicine and Public Health, at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Final reminder – The submission period for Corpus Callosum, Ebling Library’s online arts journal, closes Wednesday, March 11 at 5 p.m.: The journal accepts submissions of original works from those affiliated w/the UW–Madison health sciences community. #MedHum ebling.library.wisc.edu/corpus-callo...
The cover of Annals of Family Medicine featuring a table of contents.
An essay authored by Elizabeth Fleming, MD, Magnolia Larson, DO, and SMPH medical student Nyla Mathis has been published in @annfammed.bsky.social. The essay argues medical trainees should be taught to write notes that are patient-centered and mindful of bias. buff.ly/6SjXFUY
📝 SMPH writers! Join CHASM Feb 23, 5-7pm at Gordon Commons for writing workshops + dinner. Get feedback on your work from English grad students, meet fellow writers, and swap tips. Free dinner included! Sign up: bit.ly/CHASMWriting.... #MedHum
Registration open!
Midwest Physician Writers Retreat April 24-26, 2026
midwestphysicianwritersretreat.med.wisc.edu #MedHum
🌟 CHASM is excited to share the Cultivating Connections: Wisconsin Maternal & Child Health Conference!
Hosted by @wiscpediatrics.bsky.social — proposals for workshops, posters & creative works are due Jan 9, 2026.
bit.ly/47ivISc
#MaternalHealth #ChildHealth #UWMadison #MedHum
October Book Club
Funny Because It's True: How The Onion Created Modern American News Satire October 27, 6-7pm. Join us with author Christine Wenc! Open to 20 SMPH Faculty, Staff, and Students.
bit.ly/CHASMEBLING1...
#MedHum #BookClub #TheOnion #EblingLibrary
A smiling woman with long, wavy light brown hair stands with arms crossed, leaning against a colorful mural of large flowers. She is wearing a dark green blazer over a white blouse and looking directly at the camera. The background is softly blurred, highlighting her friendly, approachable expression.
#WisconsinIdea in action: Our BOD Elizabeth A. Fleming, MD will be presenting at the University of Minnesota Family Medicine Grand rounds, where she will present "Using Narrative Medicine to Refocus Clinical Documentation on the Patient Story". 10/8/2025, bit.ly/FlemingUMNRo... #MedHum
A sepia-toned, hazy historical-style scene of women and young girls working in a kitchen or institutional setting. The women, all wearing light-colored dresses and aprons, are engaged in tasks like washing, mixing, or holding bowls. Two small blonde-haired girls in similar dresses stand beside the women, one tugging gently on a woman’s apron. The overall atmosphere is dim, soft-focused, and somber, evoking an early 20th-century institutional environment. Altered from this image: https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Image/IM99239
Between 1913–1963, 1,800+ Wisconsinites were forcibly sterilized under state eugenics laws.
Join CHASM on 10.20.25 5:30-7:00pm @ the Wisconsin Historical Society for an evening of learning and reflection with Prof. Nicole C. Nelson.
#MedicalHumanities #WisconsinHistory #CHASM
Sign-up: bit.ly/3JSiLVB
After our event - make sure you check out the Friends of the Libraries 2025 Annual Schewe Lecture
Thursday, September 25, 2025 | 5:00 – 7:00 P.M.
Steenbock Library, 550 Babcock Drive
RSVP: uwmadison.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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📚✨ Join us for Saving Hearts and Killing Rats: Karl Paul Link and the Discovery of Warfarin
🗓 Monday, Sept 22, 2025 | 6–7 PM | Zoom
🎟 Limited to 20 SMPH students & employees | Book copies available bit.ly/3HQe7qC
#BookClub #MedHum #EblingLibrary
✨Welcome to campus M1's! ✨
Join us to learn more about each of the Paths of Distinction to determine which is the best fit for you.
📅 Thursday, August 28, 2025
⌚ 5:00-6:00pm
📍 HSLC 1335
🍕RSVP for pizza forms.office.com/r/eXPk8MwYVu
#MedEd #MedHum #Research #Bioethics #PublicHealth #IPE
🧵 Less than a month away! 🧵
CHASM + Center for Healthy Minds + Division of the Arts present: Quilting for Connection & Reflection
RSVP now! bit.ly/CHASMQuilting #BuildingCommunity #MedHum #Quilting #FabricLoversUnite
We have two spots that opened up if you are still interested! The book is a fast read - but full of depth and nuance - we still have a few available for last minute pick up! #SummerRead
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Join the 2025–26 Chasm & Ebling Library Book Club! Open to UW School of Medicine and Public Health students, staff & faculty. First pick: Blue Sky Through the Window of a Moving Car by Jordan Bolton. First Zoom meet: Tues, Aug 19 @ 6PM. Sign Up: bit.ly/3Iy6ZiL #BookClub #BuildingCommunity
Important insights from CHASM Board Member Dr. Nicole Nelson!
CHASM is proud to join in celebrating 75 Years of Medical History & 50 Years of Bioethics - we will see you there! #MedHum #WisconsinIdea #OnWisconsin
📚 #MedHum folks check out the article below: It challenges us to rethink empathy, care, and recognition in clinical settings—especially when machines are built to mimic them. A vital read for anyone exploring where technology, ethics, and the human experience meet. #MedHum + #Bioethics = #MedEd
Join us 6/21 10:30am @ Madison Public Library for a powerful panel on storytelling, healing, and humanizing care through the VA’s My Life, My Story project—featuring Veterans, writers, and Chasm faculty Dr. Liana Eskola. Discover how 10,000+ stories are changing medicine. #MedHum bit.ly/444hCRx
Thank you to all who joined us for Experiencing Belonging Through Art! Prof. Nicole Nelson shared: “Looking at art with others… I come away with a much richer interpretation.” A meaningful night of reflection, connection, and community. #CHASM #BuildingCommunity #MedHum @chazenartuw.bsky.social
3 seats are open - our BOD is ready explore belonging through art, reflection, and conversation with the community! June 3rd, 2025 #BuildingCommunity #MedHum #WisconsinIdea @mhbuwmad.bsky.social @chazenartuw.bsky.social bit.ly/4kpIgL1
Spots are filling up! RSVP now for June 3, 5–7pm Chasm @chazenartuw.bsky.social – Explore. Reflect. Connect. #MedHum bit.ly/4kpIgL1
hypothetically… if we started a book club with Ebling 👓📚 what book would absolutely have to be on the list? (Also—not hypothetical—we are starting a book club this summer. It’s happening!) #BookLovers #MedHum
CHASM and @chazenartuw.bsky.social present: Experience Belonging Through Art. June 3, 2025 5–7 PM
Explore belonging through art with faculty, staff, students and community.Engage in visual thinking and small group connection. Free & open to all. bit.ly/4kpIgL1
🧵CHASM Presents: Quilting for Connection & Reflection🧵 🎨 Explore sewing and quilting as a way to process change and build community.
No experience needed.
📅Sept 11, 18, 25 & Oct 2,
🕡6:30–7:45 PM, HSLC.
🍽️ Dinner provided Space limited to 12 health care providers. bit.ly/CHASMQuilting
Brittany Russell channeled the power of the humanities in Narrative Medicine with Dr. Fleming & Dr. Seibert—creating The_…_and_Science_of_Medicine, a moving piece exploring the emotional complexity physicians carry. Art meets empathy. #MedHum #NarrativeMedicine bit.ly/4jHhnCc
🩺🎨 The Spring 2025 Corpus Callosum is live! Stories, reflections, and creativity straight from the heart (and brain). What moved you? What made you think? Let’s talk favorites! #MedHum bit.ly/4jqzXhW
Congrats to Prof. Dana Landress on a successful First Book Workshop! Her forthcoming book explores the history of pellagra and its public health impact in the early 20th c. South. Thanks to all who joined and shared insights! @uchicagopress.bsky.social #MedHum #History
Local Event Alert for #MedHum! Join ACP-WI in Madison for a creative watercolor + Narrative Medicine session with artist Emily Marie! Paint orchids, connect with peers, and enjoy light refreshments. $30 incl. supplies. 🎨🌸 #ACPWI register here: www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/...
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The next Integrative Health Grand Rounds will be May 7, featuring a presentation by Michaela Frey, MD, titled, "Food Is Medicine: Indigenous Foodways in Wisconsin." Find more info and a link to join here: buff.ly/xq3f3Lh
