Music and medicine are different fields. Or are they? The return of regular events at Wright State University shows that the two disciplines are not only related but can learn from each other.
The 7th Annual Music and Medicine Symposium, “Unheard of Voices: A Celebration of Diversity and Community in Music and Medicine,” will be held on Friday, May 12, from 8:45 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Creative Arts Center at Wright State University. will be held at the Schuster Hall in dayton campus. The symposium is free, open to all and features a series of sessions accompanied by performances.
Seats are limited. Registration required at wright.edu/music-medicine.
The symposium is co-organized by Wright Boonshoft Medical School and Rivera Arts College’s School of Fine and Performing Arts and is supported in part by the Kettering Foundation.
“Many leading musicians will be sharing and performing their stories,” said Glen Solomon, MD, professor and chair of internal medicine and neurology and one of the symposium’s organizers. .
He added that the teaching aspect was world-class and one of the keynote speakers was Ghana’s former Minister of Health, Joseph Godson Amamu. Dixon, soprano Alfreda Burke, pianist Alvin Waddles, MD Vidya Prakash and trumpeter Brian Burkle.
Solomon said one of the goals of the symposium is to help the community learn about similarities in the fields of music and medicine.
“Music is an art with a scientific orientation of mathematics and science. Medicine is a science with aspects of art and humanities,” he said. “They are parallel to each other.”
This year’s symposium celebrates diversity and community in music and medicine.
“There is a huge underrepresented minority shortage in the medical profession,” said Solomon, co-organizer of the day’s activity.
He said medical schools such as Wright State University’s Boonshoft School of Medicine help young people find their specific careers among a variety of specialties. That’s it, he said.
“American music grew out of minority groups such as jazz, gospel, rock and roll, rhythm and blues. Can medical professionals look at what music has done to increase diversity? ?” said Solomon. “Currently, more than 50% of her medical students are women. Medical schools are now adding humanities course materials to their educational curriculum. Can we learn from each other?”
He added: It will be a fun event. ”
For more information, visit wright.edu/music-medicine or email kelly.reo@wright.edu.