This generous endowment by Drs. Henry N. and Janet S. Claman, provides annual support for a visiting professor in the field of medical humanities and arts, bringing new perspectives and voices to our campus.

The third Claman Endowed Professorship in the Medical Humanities brought renowned
pianist and psychiatrist Richard Kogan, MD on November 9th, 2017, to present "Beethoven: Tragedy and Triumph," to a packed house of over 300 campus and community attendees. The program explored Beethoven's resilience in response to illness and his artistic transformation via storytelling and performance.
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The second Claman Endowed Professorship in the Medical Humanities brought Jonathan Metzl, MD, PhD, who presented, "Mental Illness, Mass Shootings and the Politics of American Firearms," to a standing-room only audience at the Fulginiti Pavilion on October 23rd, 2014. An article on his research was recently published in the American Journal of Public Health. Dr. Metzl (below, left) is the Director of the Center for Medicine, Health and Society at Vanderbilt University.