Art and Medicine: Supporting Compassion Through Creativity
Join Bellevue Literary Review for Art and Medicine: Supporting Compassion Through Creativity, an intimate gathering dedicated to the transformative power of the arts in healthcare. This evening honors the spirit of BLR‘s founding nonfiction editor, Dr. Jerome Lowenstein, and his vision of how literature and art can inspire compassionate clinicians. Enjoy cocktails, conversation, and community, while supporting BLR‘s Art in Medicine program. Meet BLR’s founding editor-in-chief, Danielle Ofri, and the creative team behind this innovative program.
This special fundraising event will be held on Saturday, September 26, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., at the home of a generous BLR supporter in Brooklyn, New York. Space is limited; please RSVP as soon as possible to reserve your spot.
Event Details
- Saturday, September 26, at 5:30 p.m. ET
- In person in Brooklyn, New York
- Minimum donation: $250
About Art in Medicine
BLR’s Art in Medicine program offers a welcoming creative space for clinical trainees. Through poetry, stories, visual art, and reflective writing, this year-long program helps emerging clinicians explore the challenges of caring for patients, maintaining compassion, and avoiding burnout. Art in Medicine brings together future doctors, nurses, PAs, physical therapists and other students to create a community that spans across healthcare disciplines. Thanks to the support of BLR donors, there is no charge to participants.
About Dr. Jerry Lowenstein
Jerome Lowenstein, MD, was BLR‘s founding nonfiction editor, one of the original sparks that led to BLR’s creation.
An eminent nephrologist in the Department of Medicine at NYU, Jerry started the Program for Humanistic Aspects of Medical Education in 1979, which became a model for similar programs focused on humanities and reflection at other medical schools. Over the years, he taught thousands of medical students and residents, including both BLR’s editor-in-chief, Danielle Ofri, and BLR’s founding publisher, Martin J. Blaser.
Jerry was the author of six books, ranging from the human side of medicine (The Midnight Meal and Other Essays about Doctors, Patients, and Medicine) to a novel (Henderson’s Equation) to a nephrology classic (Acid and Basics).
He understood deeply the valuable connection between medicine and literature. In addition to being one of the founders of BLR, he also was the founding publisher of Bellevue Literary Press, which is dedicated to publishing literary fiction and nonfiction at the intersection of the arts and sciences.
BLR’s Art in Medicine program carries Jerry’s legacy forward, inspiring compassion and creativity in the next generation of healthcare clinicians.