Becoming A Vampire: Medical Education During An Era of Change

For decades, physicians have been trained on the textbook of the body, from the corpse in a cadaver lab to the anesthetized patient in a procedure suite. This type of training usually leads them to specialize in specific organs or systems rather than in person-to-person care. In this talk, Dr. Abraham Nussbaum will discuss his latest book, Progress Notes: One Year in the Future of Medicine, and the future of medical education. Abraham Nussbaum, MD, is a physician and writer who serves Denver Health as Interim Chief Academic Officer, providing strategic vision, daily direction, and administrative oversight for its education, research, and public health departments. At the University of Colorado School of Medicine, he is a professor of psychiatry and assistant dean of graduate medical education. He has written several psychiatric textbooks and an academic memoir. His most recent book, Progress Notes: One Year In The Future of Medicine, tells the story of seven medical students in an experimental curriculum and a medical educator determined to chart a better future for medicine. His work has been translated into 15 languages, nominated for the National Book Award, and appeared in the medical literature and popular press.