Medical Humanities Conference 2025

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Date & Format

The 2025 Medical Humanities Conference will be on Friday, October 3. The theme of this year’s meeting is Disability and Medical Humanities, which will comprise (at least) one track. Other tracks will accept submissions on any topic related to medical humanities. 

We are accepting submissions for online presentations; as well as soliciting interest for in-person presentations; please note that the submission platform asks for your preferences.

Call for Abstracts

The Call for Abstracts is open; please submit through Oxford Abstracts. Submissions will be accepted through July 15. Acceptances will be sent by August 1.

Conference Registration

Conference registration is now open!  Registration is required for all presenters, both faculty and students; students are encouraged to seek funding from their home institutions.  Please note that registrations fund: a faculty course buy-out, graduate assistants, keynote honoraria, and a student essay prize, among other expenses.

If faculty would like to invite their classes or other undergraduate participants, please reach out to the conference organizers to make arrangements (@email).

Microsoft Teams

All conference registrants will be added into Microsoft Teams.  Please review the attached document for further instructions.  If you need additional help, please email @email.

Western Michigan University Sponsors