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Mar 23, 2022 · Why does Dr. Alexis Wells-Oghoghomeh, Professor of Religious Studies at Stanford University, think it’s important to study religion? Watch the video below to find out!
Our work at Ohio State emphasizes the dynamic aspects of religious systems and the importance of studying them within carefully nuanced understandings of the larger social and cultural contexts in which they exist.
- Bias and Differing Belief Systems
- Origins of Religious Bias in Medicine
- Ameliorating Religious Bias and Discrimination in Medicine
Lana Alghothani, MD, a pulmonary/ critical care fellow at OSUWMC who wears a hijab, notes that female medical students are often surprised that she can relate to them and to their concerns– likely due to her obvious religious affiliation. However, she does not feel that she has really been the victim of interprofessional bias in her time at OSU due...
Miller believes that the lack of philosophy as a common educational requirement has made it harder for all US citizens, whether in the role of physicians or of patients, to understand the roots of religious bias, as well as of bias in general, and has created additional difficulties in overcoming it. “Students do not understand the philosophical na...
In his personal dealings with patients, Miller finds that acceptance helps overcome bias, and keeping foremost the concept that every person has value helps with this acceptance. Miller believes that every person was made with a purpose by God; this concept helps him to think more objectively about people and to assist him in helping families deal ...
- Camilla Curren
- Columbus, Ohio
- 2018
Nov 29, 2021 · November 29 2021. Why Study Religion? is a video series in which the CSR asks its faculty, students, and staff what is important to them about the academic study of religion and why more folks should consider pursuing it. Find out more about the Center and its initiatives HERE.
May 24, 2023 · Nearly 300 students, academics, clergy, physicians, educators, and health professionals congregated on The Ohio State University's campus for the annual Conference on Medicine and Religion. Learn more.
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Why Study Religion? is a video series in which the CSR asks its faculty, students, staff, and guests what is important to them about the academic study of religion and why more folks should consider pursuing it.
