The History of Medicine

Rev. Maureen Gill Ausbrook teaches a series of classes in medical humanities at The New School, including forensic science, medical ethics, and history of medicine (for which she uses her self-authored textbook, “The History of Medicine”). She is a graduate of All Paths Divinity School and Loyola University Chicago. Her research areas are the history of medicine, medical ethics, religion and public policy. While in graduate school, Maureen completed a 600-hour clinical internship with the Patient Consult Service at Loyola University Medical Center. She has taught the history of medicine at Stritch School of Medicine, as well as U.S. and European history, philosophy and medical ethics at the community college level. Maureen is an author and public speaker and ordained interfaith minister with specialized training in community ministry. Areas of expertise include suicide awareness and prevention (emphasis on teens and veterans), loss and bereavement, homelessness across demographics. She is also a pet chaplain who works with veterinarians and animal rescue workers in areas concerning animal rights, animal ethics and bereavement.