The Humanistic Medicine Program at NYU Grossman School of Medicine promotes inquiry and scholarship at the intersection of medicine and the arts, humanities, bioethics, and social sciences. We provide extracurricular opportunities for medical students—and the larger NYU Langone community—to pursue creative and intellectual interests. We also integrate humanities values into the medical school curriculum.

Our program fosters well-rounded students who have insight into the human condition to become engaged and reflective physicians. The Humanistic Medicine Program consists of noncredit interdisciplinary seminars and workshops; summer and year-long research fellowship opportunities; Agora, an arts and literature magazine; mock clinical ethics workshops; and collaborations with community organizations.

Students engage with the program while fulfilling their other medical school commitments. Most events are open to all members of the NYU community, allowing for interprofessional collaboration.

How to Apply

First-year medical students at NYU Grossman School of Medicine are required to apply for a Summer Research Fellowship (SRF) through the Research Catalog. The SRF is a six-week program (35 hours per week) running from June to July. We offer the opportunity to pursue a humanities or bioethics project as your SRF.

The Humanistic Medicine Program SRF has a special application process, meaning you will apply to the SRF Lead (Jordan Reif) instead of a specific mentor. The SRF lead will review your application and match you to a mentor based on your interests and project availability within their program. To apply, please follow the instructions detailed in this SRF’s “How to Apply” section in the Research Catalog.

Additional details on the SRF program and application process can be found on the Areas of Concentration Brightspace page.

Contact Us

To learn more about the Humanistic Medicine Program, email program manager Jordan Reif (she/her) at jordan.reif@nyulangone.org, or program co-directors Michael Tanner, MD, at michael.tanner@nyulangone.org, and David M. Oshinsky, PhD, at david.oshinsky@nyulangone.org.