About us
The Birgit Rausing Centre for Medical Humanities was established in 2021 at the Faculty of Medicine thanks to a generous donation from the Birgit Rausing Foundation for Medical Humanities. The Birgit Rausing Centre for Medical Humanities develops and implements interdisciplinary Medical Humanities in research, in education and in collaboration.
Medical Humanities, what is it?
The concept ‘Medical Humanities’ is a designation for interdisciplinary approaches where concepts and methods from different spheres of knowledge come together, and where the Humanities, the Social Sciences and the Fine Arts play crucial parts in the development of Medicine and Health Science.
Our foundations
What does the creation of the new centre of knowledge require? In our case, several foundations were crucial.
Collaboration
We cooperate with the health services, not least the Skåne University Hospital and Region Skåne, the joint public health services in Skåne (Scania). We want to connect to former students, as well as with associations for patients and their families. Our collaboration with other universities and other higher education institutions within and outside Sweden is invaluable.
The Birgit Rausing Centre for Medical Humanities forms part of one of Lund University’s thematic collaboration initiatives under the theme of Existential resilience, aesthetics and shared humanity.
Education and professional development
Within the medical programme at Lund University, medical humanities bring new perspectives and approaches in both compulsory and elective courses and course elements. Other programmes at Lund University have also shown interest in including concepts and methods from the medical humanities. The Birgit Rausing Centre for Medical Humanities also offers competence development initiatives for healthcare professionals.
Our education and competence development initiatives
Research
The Birgit Rausing Center for Medical Humanities creates conditions for conducting, coordinating and inspiring interdisciplinary research in the medical humanities. Our focus is the good interpersonal relationship between the patient and the health care professionals. This also applies to the centre's first central research theme on empathy and compassion as well as other research projects.
Contact
Åsa Thormählen
Coordinator
Asa [dot] Thormahlen [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Asa[dot]Thormahlen[at]med[dot]lu[dot]se)
Addresses
- Visiting address: Sölvegatan 19, House E floor 14, Lund
- Postal address: Lund University, BRCMH, BMC House E floor 14, PO Box 117, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden
- Invoice address: Lund University, BRCMH, Ref. Åsa Thormählen, PO Box 188, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden
- Packages: Lund University, BRCMH, BMC, Baravägen 18 D09, Packages, 221 42 Lund, Sweden