Vital Perspectives on Healthcare and Science, Feat. Nathan Gray: The Human Remains

The Vital Perspectives on Healthcare and Science series returns for an exciting November event. This series engages with some of the most pressing public health issues of our time, in a regular public forum catalyzed by a book. The November event features Nathan Gray, MD, an Assistant Professor of Palliative Medicine at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, whose new book, The Human Remains: Drawing Out Compassion in Medicine perfectly captures the spirit of the Vital Perspectives event series. This is a remarkable graphic memoir tracing Gray’s path from an anxious student with a scalpel to an exhausted resident to a physician able to sit with his patients’ suffering. It’s all about about what medical training takes and what it might give back. Dr. Soha Bayoumi will join Dr. Gray in conversation. This event is open to the public, and we encourage you to come join in! RSVP here! Order THE HUMAN REMAINS here! Nathan Gray, MD , is an Assistant Professor of Palliative Medicine at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. At Johns Hopkins, Dr. Gray has been a part of the expansion of palliative services for Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center’s Thoracic Oncology Clinic and now serves as associate medical director for outpatient Palliative Care at Johns Hopkins Hospital. He sees patients in both the hospital and clinic setting. Dr. Gray’s scholarly work examines the role of palliative care in serving vulnerable patient populations as well as the intersection of medicine and human…