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This year, the theme of the Hippocratic Society Conference is Hope.

What can one clinician do to change a reimbursement structure? What can a student do in the face of entrenched institutional dysfunction? How do we pursue a more beautiful practice of medicine when time and clarity feel increasingly scarce?

We propose that healthcare today needs the virtue of Hope.

Hope acts now for the sake of a future good. It embraces uncertainty yet moves forward in the face of it. Hope envisions a better future aligned with medicine’s deepest commitments and sustains us as we work to build it, especially when outcomes are not guaranteed.

At this year’s June 5th-7th Conference in Houston, Texas, we will explore the virtue of Hope in medicine:

• How can we cultivate hope with and for our patients, colleagues, and institutions?

• How do we sustain hope in medical education and clinical formation?

• How do we maintain hope in our own lives as clinicians and trainees?

• What is the good we seek, and what practices help us persevere toward it?

• For what and for whom are we hoping?

We welcome abstracts from physicians, faculty, trainees, and students reflecting on Hope, virtue, clinical experience, or any topic connected to the Hippocratic Society’s mission.

Abstract Requirements

• 300–500 words

• Presentation between 20 and 45 minutes

• Include 1–3 learning objectives

• Submission types: Research, Narrative/Essay, Creative Piece, Workshop

• Deadline: January 31 at 11:59 PM

• Decisions will be sent by February 28th

• Email contact@hippsoc.org with any questions

Suggested topics are included below the form and are optional.