Dr. Anita Chakravarti Lectureship in Health and Wellness

Dr. Carla Barkman (MD) - Emotion Recollected in Tranquility

Through the support of USask College of Medicine donors, the Highlights in Medicine Conference proudly presents three public lectures each year free of charge for the medical community to enjoy. This includes students, researchers, educators, and the greater medical community of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and beyond.

Attend in person or through a livestream presentation.
In person: USask Health Sciences E-wing - Lecture Hall 1150

Livestream - A link for the livestream will be sent out 24 hrs prior to lecture commencement. Please register to receive this link.

2024 Highlights in Medicine - Public Lectures

Dr. Anita Chakravarti Lecture in Health and Wellness

Established in 2015, the Dr. Anita Chakravarti Lectureship in Health and Wellness seeks to empower healthcare and service professionals to develop their personal health and wellbeing in the context of their workplace and community.

Bio of Dr. Carla Barkman:

Dr. Barkman is a family physician, currently working in addictions and chronic pain. She graduated from the University of Saskatchewan College of Medicine in 1999, and the USask family medicine residency program in 2002. She went on to practice in northwestern Ontario and later in northern Saskatchewan. She completed a BA in English in 2021 and is now taking Visual Arts classes while also flailing around within a couple of big writing projects.

Her poetry has appeared in Intima, Grain, Vallum, Room and other literary journals, and has recently won the Saskatchewan Writers Guild’s inaugural flash fiction contest.

Last fall she tried, and failed, to walk across Spain.

Lecture Learning Objectives:

  • To discover (or re-discover) why poetry is important… for medical practitioners, not just arts students!
  • To consider what poetry is for you
  • To introduce (or review) some ways to access your poetry
  • To provide resources / next steps if you wish to take additional steps in this direction

Event Details

When:
Time:
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CST
Location:
Lecture Hall 1150, E-Wing, Health Sciences Building, USask Saskatoon campus

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