The on-stage conversation held April 4 between Joaquin G. Cigarroa Jr., M.D., and Abraham Verghese, M.D. will be aired on KLRN Thursday and Sunday.
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Individuals who missed the unique on-stage conversation between remarkable internist Joaquin G. Cigarroa Jr., M.D., and Abraham Verghese, M.D., Marvin Forland Distinguished Professor of Medical Ethics, will have a second chance to view it. Conversations will air on KLRN-TV Thursday, July 7 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, July 10 at 5:30 p.m.

The event, called “The Arts in the Art of Medicine,” was held April 4 at the Health Science Center and addressed internal medicine and the vital role of the internist. Dr. Cigarroa shared his insights from a long career in internal medicine, a specialty that continues to delight and challenge him. The informative, enlightening and inspirational conversation will benefit physicians, health professionals, community members, teachers and students of all ages.

“The Arts in the Art of Medicine” is a series celebrating the call to service and the creative impulse. The conversation, led by Dr. Verghese, marks the first event in a series of unique on-stage conversations, exhibits and events designed to illuminate the creative side of medicine and to emphasize the importance of service and a calling to medicine.

The Health Science Center was proud to inaugurate the series with Dr. Cigarroa. In 1947 he graduated cum laude from Harvard Medical School and completed an internal medicine residency at Boston City Hospital and Harvard Medical School. He later returned to his hometown of Laredo, where he continued his medical service and raised 10 children, five of whom have chosen medical careers, including Francisco G. Cigarroa, M.D., president of the Health Science Center.