World Renowned Guitarist Stephen Bennett Invited To Speak
TEMPLE, TX – October 27, 2016 -- World renowned guitarist Stephen Bennett has been tapped as the next guest speaker performer for The Pete & Erin Huttlinger Series on Humanism in Medicine at the Scott & White Memorial Hospital, part of Baylor Scott & White Health. The bi-annual event is sponsored by The Texas A&M College of Medicine’s chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS). Bennett will speak to an audience of physicians and medical students on November 10 at 12:00pm at the Mayborn Auditorium on the topic of “Outliving Your Destiny.” Bennet is a survivor of severe kidney disease.
Additionally, later that evening he will perform a concert benefiting the outpatient pediatric dialysis program of Baylor Scott & White McLane Children’s Medical Center in Temple, TX. The concert will also take place at the Mayborn Auditorium and will begin at 7:00PM. Tickets are $10 and information is available by calling (254) 724-3898.
One of the most prolific and original finger-style guitarists of his generation, Stephen Bennett is also a leading exponent of the harp guitar. A gifted composer, a challenging teacher, and a performer of great sensitivity, the Toronto Finger-Style Guitar Association once referred to him as “the Jedi Master of finger-style guitar.” Stephen has performed around the world and shared the stage with some of the planet’s finest guitarists. He has created a highly-respected body of work.
This speaker/concert series was initiated by Pediatric Intensive Care Physician and Acting Assistant Dean for Student Affairs of the Temple Campus, Lori Wick, in conjunction with Brian Gavron, MD. Wick is the President of the Texas A&M Chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS).
The Pete & Erin Huttlinger Series on Humanities in Medicine is made possible by funding from the Arnold P. Gold Foundation, Texas A&M College of Medicine, and Baylor Scott & White Health. Pete Huttlinger, an internationally acclaimed musician, was the inaugural speaker for this series in November 2015. His presentation, titled, “Don’t Just Live, Live Well,” was an inspiring exploration of how Pete and his wife, Erin, strived together to live a life of resiliency as they faced years of life threatening complications from Pete’s end-marathon just 12 months later. Pete died from a stroke on January 15 of this year.
The GHHS and the Arnold P. Gold Foundation promote compassion and the humanities in medicine at medical schools and hospitals across the country. The purpose of The Pete & Erin Huttlinger Series on Humanities in Medicine is to help physicians, healthcare professionals, and medical students ignite and rekindle their passion for medicine and compassionate patient care through a series of three (3) programs annually that feature presenters with extraordinary stories of inspiration and resiliency, told in formats that incorporate the arts, ethics and humanities. These are not simply stories of patients who have overcome medical health challenges but will be messages and themes of the resiliency of the human spirit, the inter-connectedness of our relationships beyond doctor-patient relationships, and the deeper collection of experiences we all share.
For information about The Pete & Erin Huttlinger Series on Humanities in Medicine, contact Dr. Lori Wick at Baylor Scott & White Health in Temple, TX, or Erin Huttlinger at 615.419.9988.
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Links:
Pediatric Outpatient Dialysis at McClane Children’s Hospital: www.swchildrens.org/Pages/services-programs/pediatric-therapies/outpatient-dialysis.aspx
Stephen Bennett: www.harpguitar.com
GHHS: www.gold-foundation.org/programs/ghhs/
Baylor Scott & White Health: www.baylorscottandwhite.com
Contacts:
Erin Morris Huttlinger / Morris Public Relations / erin@morrispr.biz / 615.419.9988
Deke Jones / Baylor Scott & White Health /Deke.Jones@BSWHealth.org / 254-724-8859