{"id":5695,"date":"2026-02-04T10:18:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T16:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/library\/?p=5695"},"modified":"2026-02-03T15:22:58","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T21:22:58","slug":"panel-presentation-from-eugenics-to-ethics-lessons-for-todays-medical-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/library\/2026\/02\/04\/panel-presentation-from-eugenics-to-ethics-lessons-for-todays-medical-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Panel Presentation &#8211; From Eugenics to Ethics: Lessons for Today\u2019s Medical Community"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/UNMC_McGooganLibrary_Jan2026_EugenicsToEthics_PR_Blog_1300x780.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"614\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/UNMC_McGooganLibrary_Jan2026_EugenicsToEthics_PR_Blog_1300x780-1024x614.jpg\" alt=\"Image of woman n left in black satin suite jacket. Man on the right in navy blue jacket and white colored shirt.\" class=\"wp-image-5702\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/UNMC_McGooganLibrary_Jan2026_EugenicsToEthics_PR_Blog_1300x780-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/UNMC_McGooganLibrary_Jan2026_EugenicsToEthics_PR_Blog_1300x780-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/UNMC_McGooganLibrary_Jan2026_EugenicsToEthics_PR_Blog_1300x780-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/UNMC_McGooganLibrary_Jan2026_EugenicsToEthics_PR_Blog_1300x780.jpg 1300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>From Eugenics to Ethics: Lessons for Today\u2019s Medical Community<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>February 17th from noon to 1 p.m. via Zoom<\/strong><br>Medicine has come a long way\u2014but its past still shapes the present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>McGoogan Library presents a thought-provoking panel, exploring the troubling legacy of eugenics in medicine and its enduring impact on healthcare ethics. Matthew K. Wynia, MD, MPH and Patricia Heberer-Rice, PhD, MA, will discuss how misguided \u201cscience\u201d once justified harm, and how those historical practices influenced the medical education, policy, and the ethical frameworks that guide contemporary care. Through critical reflection, the discussion will highlight lessons for today\u2019s clinicians and researchers, emphasizing the importance of equity, autonomy, and justice in medical decision-making.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To register for the event, please visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/unmc.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_kqmCXY2iRsSxe4a00n27Lg#\/registration\">Webinar Registration &#8211; Zoom<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Matthew K. Wynia, MD, MPH is a professor of medicine and of public health at the University of Colorado, where he directs the CU Center for Bioethics and Humanities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Patricia Heberer-Rice, PhD, MA joined the United States Holocaust Memorial and Museum in 1994 and is now the Museum\u2019s senior historian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This presentation is provided in partnership with Sam and Frances Fried Holocaust and Genocide Academy at the University of Nebraska at Omaha and the Calvin T. Ryan Library at the University of Nebraska-Kearney, host of Americans and the Holocaust: A Traveling Exhibition for Libraries made possible by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and the American Library Association. The Leon S. McGoogan Library developed a companion exhibition highlighting these themes, A Poisoned Practice: The Holocaust, Medical Complicity, and the American Response, on display at McGoogan Library, Level 8, Witson Hall and <a href=\"http:\/\/exhibits.unmc.edu\/PoisonedPractice\">online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From Eugenics to Ethics: Lessons for Today\u2019s Medical Community February 17th from noon to 1 p.m. via ZoomMedicine has come a long way\u2014but its past still shapes the present. McGoogan Library presents a thought-provoking panel, exploring the troubling legacy of eugenics in medicine and its enduring impact on healthcare ethics. Matthew K. 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