The following list provides information on elective courses and educational programs connected to the Medical Humanities on offer at UCSF. Please check with the course instructor and official UCSF course catalog for further information.

Fall 2007 Elective Courses

Area of Concentration in Medical Humanities
(SOM)

140.04. This course fulfills the seminar requirement for the Medical Humanities Area of Concentration. The seminar introduces students to a range of methodological approaches within the humanities. Sessions focus on specific topics that lend themselves to compelling discussion and debate in relation to medicine and its cultural representations. Contact course director: Dr. Brian Dolan

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The Healer's Art
(Family and Community Medicine)

171.01. (1.5 units) Wi. Prerequisites: 1st & 2nd year medical students. Lecture 3 hours. Workshop 15 hours.
R. Remen
Learning to strenghthen your humanity and remain open-hearted can make the difference between professional burnout and a fulfilling life. An opportunity to learn tools for self care, healing loss, finding meaning, strenghthening commitment and becoming a true physician.

Introduction to Narrative Medicine

Medicine 170.31A
Louise Aronson, MD, MFA
Narrative is everywhere in medicine: in patient (his)stories, in the notes we write, in our formal presentations and in conversations with colleagues and families. Traditionally, medical education has provided little training in how best to create and interpret such narratives. This course – the first in a series – will use medical fiction, essays from the lay press, great literature, illness narratives, medical autobiographies, stories from practice and, with permission, student writings to introduce participants to the rapidly growing field of Narrative Medicine. The course will include some lecture but largely be conducted as a seminar. Each of the instructors will be responsible for one session but several will participate in every class. The final few sessions can be tailored to students’ interests.

Supervised Study
(Anthropology, History & Social Medicine)

198.0 (1-5 units) § Fa, Wi, Sp, SS1, SS2, SS3. Prerequisites: Consent of instructor. Project 3-15 hours.
Staff
Historical research and/or directed reading under supervision of a faculty member with approval of the department chairperson. (department: HISTSOCMED) Contact Prof. Dorothy Porter