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The fields of music and medicine are different. Or are they? The return of what had been a regular event at Wright State University makes the case that the two fields not only are related but also can learn from each other.<\/p>\nThe fields of music and medicine are different. Or are they? The return of what had been a regular event at Wright State University makes the case that the two fields not only are related but also can learn from each other.<\/p>\n
The seventh annual Music and Medicine Symposium, \u201cUnheard Voices: Celebrating Diversity and Community in Music and Medicine<\/a>,\u201d will take place from 8:45 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, May 12, in Schuster Hall in the Creative Arts Center on Wright State\u2019s Dayton Campus.<\/p>\n The symposium is free and open to all and will feature a series of sessions with performances. Seating is limited. Registration is required at wright.edu\/music-medicine<\/a>.<\/p>\n The symposium is co-sponsored by the Wright State Boonshoft School of Medicine<\/a> and the School of Fine and Performing Arts<\/a> in the College of Libera Arts<\/a>, with support in part from The Kettering Foundation.<\/p>\n \u201cA number of top-flight musicians are going to share their stories and perform,\u201d said Glen Solomon, M.D., professor and chair of the Department of Internal Medicine and Neurology and one of the symposium\u2019s organizers.<\/p>\n He added the education aspect will be world-class, with one of the keynote speakers being Joseph Godson Amamoo, former health minister of Ghana. World-renowned guests will include tenor Rodrick Dixon, soprano Alfreda Burke, pianist Alvin Waddles, Vidhya Prakash, M.D., and trumpeter Brian Buerkle.<\/p>\n One of the symposium\u2019s goals, Solomon said, is to help the community learn about the similarities in the fields of music and medicine.<\/p>\n \u201cMusic is an art with a scientific bent \u2014 math and science. Medicine is a science with an arts and humanistic side,\u201d he said. \u201cThey parallel each other.\u201d<\/p>\n This year\u2019s symposium will celebrate diversity and community in music and medicine.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s a huge shortage of underrepresented minorities in medical professions,\u201d said Solomon, a co-host for the day\u2019s activities. \u201cThe U.S. has a tremendous demand for black physicians, for example.\u201d<\/p>\n He said medical schools, such as Wright State\u2019s Boonshoft School of Medicine, help young people find their specific calling among the various specialties. The bottom line is helping them gain exposure, he said.<\/p>\n \u201cAmerican music has come from minority populations \u2014 jazz, gospel, rock \u2018n\u2019 roll, rhythm and blues. Can the medical profession look to what music has done to increase diversity?\u201d Solomon said. \u201cNow more than 50 percent of medical students are women. Medical schools are now adding course material on the humanities into educational curriculum. Can we learn from each other?\u201d<\/p>\n He added, \u201cWe\u2019d love to have people come and take a day to learn what great things we\u2019re doing at Wright State. It\u2019ll be a fun event.\u201d<\/p>\n For more information, visit wright.edu\/music-medicine<\/a> or email kelly.reo@wright.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The seventh annual Music and Medicine Symposium, \u201cUnheard Voices: Celebrating Diversity and Community in Music and Medicine,\u201d will take place on May 12 in Schuster Hall. Continue reading