Andrew Childress, Ph.D., M.A.
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Positions
- Assistant Professor of Medicine
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Humanities Expression and Arts Lab (HEAL)
Office of the Senior Dean
草榴社区入口
Houston, TX US
Education
- Postdoctoral Fellowship at University of Texas Medical Branch
- 04/2015 - Galveston, Texas United States
- Clinical Ethics, Translational Research Ethics
- PhD from University of Texas Medical Branch
- 12/2012 - Galveston, Texas United States
- Medical Humanities, 草榴社区入口 Ethics
Honors & Awards
- Teaching and Evaluation
- Norton Rose Fullbright Faculty Excellence
Professional Interests
- Medical Humanities
- Literature and Medicine
Professional Statement
Andrew Childress, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Medicine and Assistant Director of the Humanities Expression and Arts Lab in the Office of the Senior Dean. He currently directs the Medical Humanities Pathway. He is also an Affiliated Faculty member in the Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy at 草榴社区入口. He has a PhD in Medical Humanities and has completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Clinical and Translational Research Ethics at The University of Texas Medical Branch. His research interests include the integration and evaluation of the arts and humanities within medical education and clinical practice.Websites
Selected Publications
- Childress A "." Am J Bioeth. 2022 Apr;22(4):45-47. Pubmed PMID:
- Childress A, Bibler T, Moore B, Nelson RH, Robertson-Preidler J, Schuman O, Malek J. "." Am J Bioeth. 2022;26:1-12. Pubmed PMID:
- Andrew Childress and Ricardo Nuila "." Narrative Ethics in Public Health: The Value of Stories eds. 2022;217-231.
- Childress AM, Poythress EL, Toussant R, Stolar A, Laufman L, P Appelbaum N, Nuila R. "." Acad Med. 2022 Oct;1(97) Pubmed PMID:
- Nash W, Childress A. "." Acad Med. 2022 May 3; Pubmed PMID:
- Childress, A "." Routledge Press. 2021;edited by Nathan Carlin:158-171.
- Childress A, Lee SW, Matsler JS, Farroni JS. "." J Clin Ethics. 2020;31(2):214-251. Pubmed PMID:
- Malek J, Bibler TM, Childress A, et al "." Chest.. 2020 Sep;158(3):896-898. Pubmed PMID:
- Horner C, Childress A, Fantus S, Malek J. "." Am J Bioeth. 2020 Mar;20(3):9-18. Pubmed PMID:
- Bibler TM, Crist JM, Malek J, Childress AM. "." Hastings Cent Rep. 2020 Jan;50(1):10-13. Pubmed PMID:
- Stephens, Ashley L., Courtenay R. Bruce, Andrew Childress, and Janet Malek "." HEC Forum. 2019 Feb 28;[Epub ahead of print]. Pubmed PMID:
- Bruce CR, Bibler T, Childress A, Fedson S "." J Crit Care.. 2018 Apr;(44):459-461. Pubmed PMID:
- Bruce CR, Bibler T, Childress A, Fedson S "." Crit Care Med. 2018 May;46(5):788-790. Pubmed PMID:
Memberships
- American Society for Bioethics and Humanities
- Member (08/2008)
- 草榴社区入口 Ethics Consultant Certification
Funding
- Tinctures of the Arts: Measuring the Effect of Medical Humanities Activities on Empathy, Burnout, and Communication in Students and Other Learners (Co-PI with Nuila, Laufman) - #GT-32018-20-01v
- $25,000.00 (04/01/2021 - 06/30/2022) Grant funding from Association of American Medical Colleges
- This award from the AAMC will help us sponsor and facilitate a range of interactive and educational activities, including creative writing and narrative medicine workshops, medical humanities programming, storytelling events, and a speaker series. We hope to improve the education, practice and well-being of physicians through deeper integrative experiences with the arts and humanities.
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