Habitus (Oxford Languages):
- a person's general constitution, especially physical build.
- the way a person of a particular background perceives and reacts to the world.
As clinicians, healthcare professionals and scientists, the lens through which we experience the world is beautifully shaped by our work. These are the stories of Habitus.
Issue #2, 2024
Issue #1, 2022
Mission
As RUSH University’s only health humanities journal, Habitus was founded in Fall 2021 on the principles of promoting creativity, reflection and empowerment for all of its current students, faculty and staff. Through diverse avenues of artistic expression, including poetry, prose, and graphic art, Habitus encourages our RUSH community members to celebrate and share narratives as a means to mobilize meaningful change in healthcare.
Membership
Membership is categorized by two groups: “general members” and “executive board members”. General membership is open to all RUSH University community members, including students, faculty and staff. General members are all able and encouraged to submit to Habitus during a given open submission period. Executive board membership is limited to members who are elected each April to lead the publication responsibilities of the journal.
Goals
To contribute to the RUSH community by providing all students, faculty and staff the opportunity to:
- Share medical, healthcare and science narratives through multiple modes of creative expression.
- Educate our community about the diverse experiences and individuals in medicine, healthcare and science
- Inspire our students to utilize the health humanities as a means for activism, teaching, and innovation.
News
An article about Habitus, and the team of students behind the journal, was published in February 2022. You can read the story here.
Contact
Co-Editor-in-Chief: Natalia Caprile
Co-Editor-in-Chief: Oluwamuyiwa Adebayo
Advisor: David Ansell, Associate Provost for Community Affairs