The Healthcare Ethics Consortium (HEC), in collaboration with Emory's Center for Ethics and The Primary Care Consortium at Emory's School of Medicine, presents the screening and discussion of the documentary film The Only Doctor. By witnessing what can be accomplished by compassion and determination, we hope this program encourages participants to consider the power of community engagement and collaboration to address some of the most troubling health equity issues faced by rural communities. Ultimately, what can we learn from Dr. Kinsell’s experience and treatment of patients in Clay County, Georgia, and how can we integrate those lessons into how we think about and deliver care as community members, students, and health care professionals?

Doors will open at 5:00 pm for a brief reception including non-alcoholic beverages and heavy hors d'oeurves.

Programing will begin at 5:30 pm.

Speakers:

Karen Kinsell, MD, MPH

Dr. Karen Kinsell has been an internist in solo private practice in poor, rural Clay County GA for more than 25 years. The clinic has discounted fees for patients who are uninsured or underinsured. She is a graduate of Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, and also holds a master’s degree in public health. She also is the medical director of a substance use disorder clinic.



Matthew Hashiguchi, MFA

Matthew is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and an Assistant Professor in Communication Arts at Georgia Southern University whose work focuses on the diverse cultural, social and ethnic stories of American society. After graduating from The Ohio State University in 2007 with a BA in Photojournalism, he went on to work and intern as a multimedia journalist for The Findlay Courier, The Lima News and The Washington Post. In 2008, he returned to school and graduated from Emerson College with an MFA in Visual and Media Art and has since been working as an independent documentary filmmaker and educator.