Ricardo Nuila

Associate Professor of Medicine, Medical Ethics, and Health Policy at Baylor College of Medicine

2024-2025: How We Live and Die: Stories, Values, and Communities

Public Lecture Title: The People’s Hospital: Hope and Peril in American Medicine

Tuesday, October 22, 2024, at 5:00 pm, Northen Auditorium

Dr. Nuila is an associate professor of medicine, medical ethics, and health policy at Baylor College of Medicine, where he directs the Humanities Expression and Arts Lab [HEAL] program. His work and research on the use of arts and humanities in medical practice have been supported by the Association of American Medical Colleges, and he has received fellowships for his writing from MacDowell, Yaddo, the Logan Nonfiction Program, and the Texas Institute of Letters.

His short stories have appeared in the Best American Short Stories anthology as well as in McSweeney’s and other literary magazines. The New England Review published one of my short stories and awarded me its inaugural Emerging Writer’s Award.