Evolution and Medicine One-Week Summer Course at Mt Desert Island Biological Laboratories

Evolution and Medicine One-Week Summer Course at Mt Desert Island Biological Laboratories

Publication of a recent special issue of PNAS on Evolution in Health and Medicine has led to inquiries from many health professionals about how to learn more.  In response, an intensive course will be offered the week of August 8^th, 2011 at the Mt Desert Island Biological Laboratories, located off the coast of Maine in Arcadia National Park.  The faculty will include Carl Bergstrom (University of Washington), Peter Gluckman (University of Auckland), Peter Ellison (Harvard University), Randolph Nesse (University of Michigan), and Stephen Stearns (Yale University).

The course will provide the 20 participants with an introduction to how health professionals can apply the principles of evolutionary biology in clinical, research, and educational settings.  No prior background is required, but advance reading will be helpful for those new to the field.  Admission preference will be given to early applicants, and to faculty who are teaching or planning to teach about evolutionary applications in medicine, however clinicians and researchers will be warmly welcomed.   CME credit may be available.  The tuition of $600-1500 will depend on the participant’s discipline, level of training, and need for CME/university credit.   Tuition includes all meals, but not lodging, which is available nearby. The National Evolutionary Synthesis Center is helping to sponsor this course by providing tuition and travel funding for several participants from underrepresented minority groups

To receive more detailed information about the course, and to be considered for admission, send a brief note to [email protected] that describes your background, current position, and why this course would be of interest.  Use the same email address to add your name to a list for notification about related future opportunities.  For special questions, please contact Randolph Nesse. Updates will be posted on The Evolution and Medicine Review.