Physician-In-Residence: Amy Clarkson

Thursday, November 5, 2026 10:55 AM-3:00 PM

McFarland

The J.S. Ward Society Physician-in-Residence program presents Dr. Amy Clarkson for a day on campus with students on Nov. 5. 

10:55-11:45 a.m.: Chapel: "Finding your place in the story: What the dying taught me about medicine, meaning and vocation." Chapel credit is available for sophomores, juniors and seniors. (First-year transfer students and freshmen not eligible for chapel credit.) McFarland 100

1:30-3 p.m.: Come-and-Go Q&A and networking session. McClure Center for Faith and Science

Clarkson is a retired hospice and palliative care physician, writer, artist and educator whose career has been shaped by an enduring curiosity about people — how we think, what we value and how we find meaning in the experiences that shape our lives. After studying psychology as an undergraduate, Clarkson graduated from medical school in 2004 and completed a residency in family medicine, followed by a fellowship in hospice and palliative medicine.