[Partner event] Healthcare chaplaincy, a Hindu perspective

This is a partner event; the Chaplaincy Innovation Lab is not hosting this event.

There are only a handful of Hindu chaplains working in hospital settings. Hear first-hand about the work of Hindu hospital chaplains, the rigorous training and credentialing process, and how their work has changed since the pandemic arrived in the US. This is a wonderful career for those who are interested in the confluence of spirituality and medicine.

Our guest speaker, Ms. Shama Mehta was born in India and now calls southeastern Michigan home. A lifelong practicing Hindu, Shama is a board-certified chaplain through the Association of Professional Chaplains and currently works as a staff chaplain at Beaumont Health. She is also a qualified medical interpreter. Born into a Saivite sampradaya, her personal perspective and practice of Hinduism is Advaita Vedanta – Non-Duality. She holds a Master of Arts in Pastoral Ministry (Interfaith Chaplaincy). Shama also represents Hinduism on local interfaith panels and speaks on a variety of topics as they relate to Hinduism.

The NAHCA Fall series webinars are $10 each. Pay via PayPal – search for NAHCA108@gmail.com and choose “friends and family” so you incur no fee. Be careful with the spelling. Or you can email our NAHCA Treasurer Dr. Preeta Banerjee (preeta@whiteleafadvisors.com) to send a check.