MRSG 2026 Election Form Thank you for voting in the MRSG 2026 election! There are two officer positions and 4 changes to the bylaws to vote on. Member-at-Large Candidates: Priya Ganguly Graduate Student Representative Cand...

🗳️Vote now through 4/24 in the #MRSG election!
In addition to our open positions, we are voting on bylaw updates.
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All MRSG members are eligible to vote for officers; membership is open to any 4C member who joins the MRSG listserv (medicalrhetoric.com/.../rhm_list...)!

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📣 Our final #ThirdThursday of the AY is this week! We'll be featuring scholars from #ZineLab, a collaboration with E. Carolina U. & Missouri S&T. Their first 4 zines covered a range of #RHM topics. Zoom Link: oklahoma.zoom.us/j/9306094052...
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Nominations due this Friday, April 3rd! Please consider applying and/or sharing!!

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Join #MRSG for our penultimate 3rd Thursday tomorrow 3/19 from 11-12 CST! Jess Reynolds-Clay, Priya Ganguly, and Keith Mathias will be giving short versions of their health/medicine-related talks from #CCCC - hope to see you there 🙂 oklahoma.zoom.us/j/9306094052...
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📣 🩻 #MRSG is accepting nominations for two positions: At-Large Member and Grad Student Rep! Both elected committee members will serve from 2026-2028 - send brief statements of interest to mskarnes@ualr.edu by Fri. April 3rd, and share widely plz! More info ⬇️⬇️ #RHM
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Last, tomorrow morning (Fri. 3/6), we will have our #MRSG #4C26 field trip to Case Western Reserve University's Dittrick Medical History Center! We will meet in the lobby of the Huntington Convention Center (Atrium Floor 1, near the Starbucks) at 10:00 a.m. so that we can coordinate Lyft carpools! 🚗

After our Business Meeting we will head straight to our #MRSG #4C26 social event! Walk with us or meet us at the Butcher & the Brewer, (📍2043 E 4th St, Cleveland, OH 44115) - check out the food & drink menu here: www.butcherandthebrewer.com 🥂😋

Our next #MRSG events at #4C26 are imminent! Join us tonight at 6:30 pm for our Business Meeting - we will discuss ideas, make connections, and plan our work for '26-'27. Everyone is welcome!
📍Room 21, Huntington Convention Center; Room Level: Exhibit Hall Level C2
Session Code 2: TSIG.12

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To all getting settled in Cleveland - check out the #MRSG Sponsored Roundtable @ #4C26! Th 3/5, @ 12:15 in Atrium Ballroom D, Huntington CC! Feat. priyanka ganguly, Melissa Guadrón, @christateston.bsky.social, Lilly Campbell, Elena Kalodner-Martin, Marissa McKinley, & Linda Smith-Brecheisen #RHM

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📣 Join #MRSG for our 3rd Thursday Zoom next week on 11/20 from 10-11 (CT)! Dr. Lilly Campbell of Marquette University will be giving a book talk on *Patient Sense* (2025, ohiostatepress.org/books/titles...)

Zoom Link: oklahoma.zoom.us/j/9306094052...

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📣 Join #MRSG for our Third Thursday Zoom this week on 11/20 from 11-12 (CT)! We're recapping the 2025 #RHM Symposium w/ @markthatpaige.bsky.social, @ryanmitchell.bsky.social, Marie Moeller, & Amy Harbourne!

Zoom Link: oklahoma.zoom.us/j/9306094052...

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🚨Tomorrow!!🚨 Hope to see you there!!

2025-2026 Third Thursday Schedule October 16th, 11:00 am-12:00 pm (CT): Building RHM Connections November 20th 11:00 am-12:00 pm (CT): RHM Symposium Recap February 19th 10:00 am-11:00 am (CT): Patient Sense Book Talk with Dr. Lilly Campbell March 19th 11:00 am-12:00 pm (CT): CCCC’s Recap April 16th 11:00 am- 12:00 pm (CT): Guest Speaker TBA Feel free to reach out to Maggie Hart (maggie.c.hart-1@ou.edu) or Martha Karnes (mskarnes@ualr.edu) if you have any questions. We look forward to seeing you virtually! Zoom Link: https://oklahoma.zoom.us/j/93060940523?pwd=ui5qd5ZO8QHPzvsDfAhxt80MvLSJGa.1 Meeting ID: 930 6094 0523 Meeting Passcode: 59409170

📣 Join us for our first Third Thursday Zoom themed "Building RHM Connections" on 10/16 from 11-12 (CT)! We'll introduce ourselves, discuss current research interests/projects, & address general questions about the field.

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MRSG Results!

Chair - Kristin LaFollette
Associate Chair - Martha Karnes
Communication Officer - Amanda Pratt
Graduate Student Representative - Maggie Hart

These new members join the following continuing members:

At-Large Member - Priya Ganguly
Graduate Student Representative - Amber Chavez

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We hope to see y'all at C's!

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Unfortunately, there may be more to come: www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-...

As many of you know, the process of formalizing the RHM Society is underway! Please nominate yourself or someone you think would be a good fit for the inaugural executive team by Feb 1, 2025: drive.google.com/file/d/1BZKK...

Former head of Planned Parenthood Cecile Richards has died Cecile Richards, the longtime activist for women's rights and former head of Planned Parenthood, died Monday after battling brain cancer.

In the midst of the world, take a moment to honor Cecile Richards and her relentless advocacy for women: www.npr.org/2025/01/20/n...

Hello! Here's the new @medrhet cite. We will officially close the "x" handle down on January 1, 2025, so come on over! Message if you have any questions!