
Maren Grainger-Monsen, MD
Academic Appointments
- Sr Research Scholar (PI Waiver), Pediatrics - Centers, Center for Biomedical Ethics
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Professional Overview
Administrative Appointments
- Director, Program in Bioethics and Film (1998 - present)
Professional Education
MD: | University of Washington (1991) |
BA: | Stanford University, Art History (1984) |
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Current Research Interests
Maren Grainger-Monsen creates films and education programs that touch people emotionally and intellectually to cause them to think deeply about important issues in healthcare, change health policy and improve patient care. She has developed a signature style of interweaving documentary footage with beautiful stylistic imagery and sound to create visually, intellectually and emotionally stirring documentaries for medical students, healthcare providers and the general public.
Publications
- The Mind in the Movies: A Neuroethical Analysis of the Portrayal of the Mind in Popular Media Neuroethics: Defining the Issues in Research, Practice and Policy. 2006
- Hold Your Breath Producer and Director. 2005: 58 min
- Dilemmas of a Divisive Concept. Science. 2003; (5618): 434
- Worlds Apart Producer and Director. 2003: 4 x 15 mins
- The Vanishing Line Producer and Director. 1998: 52 min
- Grave Words Producer and Director. 1996: 25 min