Diversity Education Series

November 11, 2004

The Diversity Education Series welcomed its first speaker of the fall semester on Thursday, November 11. Father Jake Foglio delivered his presentation, "Spirituality, Medicine and Patient Care” to students during the noon hour in E-105 Fee Hall. Father Foglio is a priest at St. John Student Parish in East Lansing and is also a faculty member in the Department of Family Practice in the College of Human Medicine. The discussion focused on what spirituality means, how it affects well-being, and how doctors can discuss the subject with their patients.

This Diversity Education Lecture Series is part the Diversity Education Project at MSUCOM, which brings noted speakers to the college to discuss race, gender, religion and other cultural issues. The selection of speakers and topics is based on surveys of MSUCOM students, that have determined the areas of greatest interest to them as they prepare for careers in medicine.

Father Foglio was the first of two speakers to be featured this month. On Thursday, November 18, Jerome H. Frankel, D.O., clinical assistant professor in the Department Family and Community Medicine, will speak about “Osteopathic Medicine
in the Inner City.” Dr. Frankel's presentation is co-sponsored by the Michigan Osteopathic Student Society. The talk begins at noon in E-109 Fee Hall and lunch will be provided for all attendees.