Medical humanities in medical education and practice

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Hedy S. Wald

Hedy S. Wald, PhD, is Clinical Professor of Family Medicine, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and Director, Resident Resilience & Wellbeing, Residency Programs in Child Neurology & Neurodevelopmental Disabilities, Boston Children’s Hospital-Harvard Medical School. She presents internationally on interactive reflective writing-enhanced reflection and promoting resilience and wellbeing in healthcare professions education and practice.

Jonathan McFarland

Jonathan McFarland, BA (Hons), is the Head of the Academic Writing Office at Sechenov University, Moscow and President of The Doctor as a Humanist Association.

Irina Markovina

Irina Markovina, PhD, is Director, Institute of Linguistics and Intercultural Communication, Sechenov University, Moscow. She conducts research into Ethnopsycholinguistics and teaches Medical English and Intercultural Communication.