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Medical Rhetoricians

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*The new space for RHM social media* A community of researchers and teachers interested in rhetorics of health and medicine. medicalrhetoric.com

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Medical Rhetoricians @medrhet.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
🚨 Final reminder! #MRSG proposals for #4C27 are due by EOD tomorrow! We are looking forward to reading your submissions :)
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Medical Rhetoricians @medrhet.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
🦢🧀📝 #MRSG invites proposals for our sponsored roundtable @ #4C27 in MKE! 'Designing Health Futures in #RHM,' asks how #rhetoric shapes, challenges, and reimagines the futures that health systems produce. Send 250-word proposals by 5/19 to prigangu@ttu.edu - email/DM for full CFP!
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Medical Rhetoricians @medrhet.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Thanks for participating in our #MRSG elections! The exec committee is pleased to welcome Shalini Abayasekara as new grad student rep and welcome back Priya Devi Dasi as Member-at-Large. 🥳🥳 We also passed bylaw updates, which can now be found on our website: medicalrhetoric.com/about-2/cccc...
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CCCC Med Rhet Standing Group – Rhetoricians of Health and Medicine
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Medical Rhetoricians @medrhet.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
🗳️Cast your vote for the #MRSG election before end of day tomorrow! #RHM #4C #medicalrhetoric
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Medical Rhetoricians @medrhet.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
🗳️Vote now through 4/24 in the #MRSG election! In addition to our open positions, we are voting on bylaw updates. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... All MRSG members are eligible to vote for officers; membership is open to any 4C member who joins the MRSG listserv (medicalrhetoric.com/.../rhm_list...)!
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MRSG 2026 Election Form
Thank you for voting in the MRSG 2026 election! There are two officer positions and 4 changes to the bylaws to vote on. Member-at-Large Candidates: Priya Ganguly Graduate Student Representative Cand...
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Medical Rhetoricians @medrhet.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
📣 Our final #ThirdThursday of the AY is this week! We'll be featuring scholars from #ZineLab, a collaboration with E. Carolina U. & Missouri S&T. Their first 4 zines covered a range of #RHM topics. Zoom Link: oklahoma.zoom.us/j/9306094052... Meeting ID: 930 6094 0523 Meeting Passcode: 59409170 #MRSG
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Medical Rhetoricians @medrhet.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Nominations due this Friday, April 3rd! Please consider applying and/or sharing!!
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Medical Rhetoricians @medrhet.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Join #MRSG for our penultimate 3rd Thursday tomorrow 3/19 from 11-12 CST! Jess Reynolds-Clay, Priya Ganguly, and Keith Mathias will be giving short versions of their health/medicine-related talks from #CCCC - hope to see you there 🙂 oklahoma.zoom.us/j/9306094052... ID 930 6094 0523 Passcode 59409170
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Medical Rhetoricians @medrhet.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
📣 🩻 #MRSG is accepting nominations for two positions: At-Large Member and Grad Student Rep! Both elected committee members will serve from 2026-2028 - send brief statements of interest to mskarnes@ualr.edu by Fri. April 3rd, and share widely plz! More info ⬇️⬇️ #RHM medicalrhetoric.com/call-for-nom...
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Call for Nominations: MRSG At-Large Member & Grad Student Rep (’26-’28) – Rhetoricians of Health and Medicine
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Medical Rhetoricians @medrhet.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
To all getting settled in Cleveland - check out the #MRSG Sponsored Roundtable @ #4C26! Th 3/5, @ 12:15 in Atrium Ballroom D, Huntington CC! Feat. priyanka ganguly, Melissa Guadrón, @christateston.bsky.social, Lilly Campbell, Elena Kalodner-Martin, Marissa McKinley, & Linda Smith-Brecheisen #RHM
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Medical Rhetoricians @medrhet.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
📣 Join #MRSG for our 3rd Thursday Zoom next week on 11/20 from 10-11 (CT)! Dr. Lilly Campbell of Marquette University will be giving a book talk on *Patient Sense* (2025, ohiostatepress.org/books/titles...) Zoom Link: oklahoma.zoom.us/j/9306094052... Mtg ID: 930 6094 0523 Mtg Passcode: 59409170
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Medical Rhetoricians @medrhet.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
📣 Join #MRSG for our Third Thursday Zoom this week on 11/20 from 11-12 (CT)! We're recapping the 2025 #RHM Symposium w/ @markthatpaige.bsky.social, @ryanmitchell.bsky.social, Marie Moeller, & Amy Harbourne! Zoom Link: oklahoma.zoom.us/j/9306094052... Mtg ID: 930 6094 0523 Mtg Passcode: 59409170
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Medical Rhetoricians @medrhet.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
🚨Tomorrow!!🚨 Hope to see you there!!
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Medical Rhetoricians @medrhet.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
📣 Join us for our first Third Thursday Zoom themed "Building RHM Connections" on 10/16 from 11-12 (CT)! We'll introduce ourselves, discuss current research interests/projects, & address general questions about the field. oklahoma.zoom.us/j/9306094052... Mtg ID: 930 6094 0523 Mtg Passcode: 59409170
2025-2026 Third Thursday Schedule
October 16th, 11:00 am-12:00 pm (CT): Building RHM Connections
November 20th 11:00 am-12:00 pm (CT): RHM Symposium Recap
February 19th 10:00 am-11:00 am (CT): Patient Sense Book Talk with Dr. Lilly Campbell  
March 19th 11:00 am-12:00 pm (CT): CCCC’s Recap
April 16th 11:00 am- 12:00 pm (CT): Guest Speaker TBA
Feel free to reach out to Maggie Hart (maggie.c.hart-1@ou.edu) or Martha Karnes (mskarnes@ualr.edu) if you have any questions. We look forward to seeing you virtually!
 
Zoom Link: https://oklahoma.zoom.us/j/93060940523?pwd=ui5qd5ZO8QHPzvsDfAhxt80MvLSJGa.1
Meeting ID: 930 6094 0523
Meeting Passcode: 59409170
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Medical Rhetoricians @medrhet.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
MRSG Results! Chair - Kristin LaFollette Associate Chair - Martha Karnes Communication Officer - Amanda Pratt Graduate Student Representative - Maggie Hart These new members join the following continuing members: At-Large Member - Priya Ganguly Graduate Student Representative - Amber Chavez
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Medical Rhetoricians @medrhet.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
We hope to see y'all at C's!
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Medical Rhetoricians @medrhet.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Unfortunately, there may be more to come: www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-...
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Trump to sign executive orders proclaiming there are only two biological sexes, halting diversity programs
The White House officials grouped both orders under the incoming Trump administration’s wider “restoring sanity” agenda.
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Medical Rhetoricians @medrhet.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
As many of you know, the process of formalizing the RHM Society is underway! Please nominate yourself or someone you think would be a good fit for the inaugural executive team by Feb 1, 2025: drive.google.com/file/d/1BZKK...
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RHM Society Election Announcement and Call for Nominations.pdf
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Lisa Melonçon @meloncon.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
In the midst of the world, take a moment to honor Cecile Richards and her relentless advocacy for women: www.npr.org/2025/01/20/n...
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Former head of Planned Parenthood Cecile Richards has died
Cecile Richards, the longtime activist for women's rights and former head of Planned Parenthood, died Monday after battling brain cancer.
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Medical Rhetoricians @medrhet.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Hello! Here's the new @medrhet cite. We will officially close the "x" handle down on January 1, 2025, so come on over! Message if you have any questions!
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