The Inaugural Healthcare Chaplaincy - State of the Science June 12, 2025 - Bloomington, Minnesota (Podium and Panelist Presenters; cassieregerphotography.com) Transforming Chaplaincy (TC) hosted the inaugural Healthcare Chaplaincy - State of the Science (SOTS) on Thursday, June 12 in conjunction with the Association of Professional Chaplains (APC) annual conference hosted in Bloomington, MN. (Top, L-R: TC Staff - Cate Beaulieu-Desjardins, Paul Galchutt, George Fitchett, Csaba Szilagyi &...

Why Do Cancer Patients of Dharmic Religions Rarely Ask for a Chaplain? (L-R: Drs. Rushil Patel and Ven. Zhiyun (Yun) Cai) Tuesday, June 24, 3-4 PM (CDT) Why do patients from Dharmic religions rarely ask for a chaplain? Dr. Rushil Patel and his team raise this question after leading an extensive review of patient records over a four-year period at Memorial Hospital, a dedicated cancer hospital in the Memorial Sloane Kettering system, followed by interviews with both chaplains and patients from...

Chaplaincy Research Summer Institute Monday, July 14 - Friday, July 18 - Rush University, Chicago Chaplains are invited to apply for the Chaplaincy Research Summer Institute (CRSI). First offered in 2017, the CRSI helps chaplains develop research literacy to understand and apply research critically and introduces them to skills to engage in research and quality improvement projects. The CRSI follows an intensive and interactive format that facilitates networking with faculty and chaplains...