Welcome to the Osler Society of New York


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Tuesday Evening, 6:00pm., February or March
(specific date to be announced)

At The Feinstein Institute, Manhasset, New York

Help rekindle the true spirit, the joy and romance of medicine.

The OSLER Society of New York and the Ethics Committee of the North Shore-LIJ Heath System are pleased to present an evening with a national and international figure in medicine, Dr. Jerome Lowenstein, clinician, medical thinker, educator, writer and lecturer.


“Professionalism, Humanism, and Henderson’s Equation”...
keeping the dream alive

Dr. Jerome Lowenstein is Founder and Director of the Humanistic Aspects of Medical Education Program at NYU and a Professor of Medicine.

In addition to his numerous academic and scientific articles, nephrologist, Dr. Jerome Lowenstein has written and lectured extensively about humanism and professionalism in medicine. He is the author of “The Midnight Meal and Other Essays About Doctors Patients, and Medicine” and serves as the publisher of the Bellevue Literary Review. His most recent book is entitled “Henderson’s Equation”. Among his many accomplishments, Dr. Lowenstein has been presented with the Distinguished Teaching Award at NYU, and the Leonard Tow Award for Humanism in Medicine.

In keeping with the Osler Society’s mission as “A Crossroads of Medicine, the Arts, History, Humanism and Ethics”, the evening will also feature a performance by the Mount Olive Baptist Church Choir. They will be welcoming the audience and performing a selection of inspirational music dealing with the theme of humanism and brotherhood.

After Dr. Lowenstein’s talk there will be a question and answer period, and an opportunity to have two of his most recent books signed. This will be followed by a “Celebratory Dinner” with a speaker at the Inn of Great Neck.

There is no charge for the lecture. Reservations and payment for dinner must be made in advance.
Seating is limited.

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We invite you to become a Charter Member of the Osler Society of New York.

Learn about one of the "Saints of Medicine", whose legacy continues to guide and inspire physicians as well as people from all walks of life.

Membership in the Osler Society of New York is open to physicians, nurses, medical students, scientists, healthcare administrators, educators, historians, scholars, librarians, artists, writers, philosophers, bibliophiles, literati, patrons of the arts and sciences, and others inspired by the life, work and legacy of Sir William Osler.

We invite you to review our Mission Statement, browse through our website, and learn more about other events and activities.

We appreciate your feedback, suggestions, or any queries you may have.

With Warm Regards,

The Osler Society Steering Committee

 

Contact Us

11 Beverly Rd
Great Neck NY 11021 
Tel: 516-487-1614
OslerSocietyNY@yahoo.com





Quotes

"To each one of you the practice of medicine will be very much as you make it – to one a worry, a care, a perpetual annoyance; to another, a daily joy and a life of as much happiness and usefulness as can well fall to the lot of man."
– Sir William Osler

"To prevent disease, to relieve suffering and to heal the sick-this is our work."
- Sir William Osler

"He who practices medicine without a cause…is as one who navigates without a rudder and oars."
– Dr. John Hall [1575-1635]
Son-in-Law of William Shakespeare

"In no relationship is the physician more often derelict than in his duty to himself"
- Sir William Osler

"When that time [death] shall come, I shall relinquish many attractions of life, and among them a pleasure which has to me no equal in human pursuits; I mean that which I derive from studying, teaching and practicing medicine."
- Benjamin Rush [1745?-1813]
Physician, Patriot, Signer of the Declaration of Independence