To learn more about the Medical Humanities program at Rice University, the Medical Humanities minor and our facilitated acceptance program between humanities majors and the UT Health-McGovern Medical School, please contact the Medical Humanities program administrator Althea Pearl Carlson by email (althea.carlson@rice.edu) or phone 713-348-5784. For questions about other aspects of the program, including student research opportunities and the Health Humanities Research Group, please contact Melissa Bailar at melba@rice.edu.
Medical Humanities Program
Director
Kirsten Ostherr, PhD, MPH
Gladys Louise Fox Professor of English
Founding Director, Medical Humanities Program
Director, Medical Humanities Research Institute
kostherr@rice.edu
313 Herring Hall
713-348-4318
Associate Director
Melissa Bailar, PhD
Executive Director, Medical Humanities Research Institute
Associate Director, Medical Humanities Program
Senior Lecturer, Medical Humanities Research Institute
melba@rice.edu
309 Herring Hall
713-348-5968
Program Administrator
Althea Pearl Carlson
Medical Humanities Program Administrator
althea.carlson@rice.edu
320 Rayzor Hall
713-348-5784
Mailing Address
Medical Humanities Program
Rice University
School of Humanities, MS 33
PO Box 1892
Houston, Texas 77251-1892
Delivery Address
Medical Humanities Program
Rice University
School of Humanities Building, MS 33
116 Humanities Building
6100 Main Street
Houston, Texas 77005