Post the Dobbs Supreme Court decision, the subjects of sexuality, reproduction, and abortion have become especially fraught within American healthcare.
Join us as Dr. Ellery Sarosi, an ob/gyn resident, Dr. Sarah Ruff, a family physician with long experience in reproductive healthcare, and Dr. Farr Curlin (moderator) consider the challenges and opportunities Christians face in navigating these issues within health professions training.
Dr. Ellery Sarosi, MD
Dr. Ellery Sarosi is an Obstetrics and Gynecology resident at the University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where she began her residency in June 2023. A recent graduate of the University of Michigan Medical School (2023), Dr. Sarosi earned her MD after five years of rigorous academic and clinical training. Throughout her medical education, she has demonstrated a commitment to advancing women's health and reproductive care, developing a strong foundation in both academic medicine and patient-centered practice.
Dr. Sarah Ruff, MD
Dr. Sarah C. Ruff is a family medicine doctor in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including UNC Hospitals and UNC Rex Hospital. She received her medical degree from Michigan State University College of Human Medicine.
Dr. Farr A. Curlin, MD
Farr Curlin, MD, is Josiah Trent Professor of Medical Humanities in the Trent Center for Bioethics, Humanities, & History of Medicine and Co-Director of the Theology, Medicine and Culture Initiative (TMC) at Duke University. Dr. Curlin has worked to bring attention to the intersection of medicine, ethics, and theology. In 2012 he helped to found both the University of Chicago’s Program on Medicine and Religion and the annual Conference on Medicine and Religion. Since 2015, through Duke Divinity School’s TMC Initiative, he and colleagues have brought graduate theological training to those with vocations to health care.