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Institute of Medicine and Humanities aims to bring 'humanness' back to clinical care; Ridge Library collection to open in Missoula
Summary
A speaker described an Institute of Medicine and Humanities collaboration between the University of Montana and Saint Patrick's Hospital, saying a Ridge Library medical-humanities collection will open this spring or summer in Missoula to support clinicians, scholars and the public.
An unidentified presenter at a meeting described the Institute of Medicine and Humanities partnership between the University of Montana and Saint Patrick's Hospital and said the Ridge Library, a specialized medical‑humanities collection made possible by a donation, will open "this spring, this summer" in Missoula to provide resources for clinicians, scholars and the public.
The presenter said the institute aims to "bring together the art and science of medicine" and to return "some degree of humanness" to clinical practice by connecting medical training with literature, philosophy and other humanities disciplines. "Illness is the night sight of life. Everyone who is born holds dual citizenship in the kingdom of the well and in the kingdom of the sick," the presenter said.
Why it matters: The speaker framed the institute as a way…
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