Health Humanities: Narrative Medicine & Healthcare Ethics

Narrative Medicine = Examines how patients, healthcare providers, and families construct and share stories about illness and healthcare experiences Health Policy = Analyzes the social, political, and economic factors that shape healthcare systems and policies Medical History and Present Day Practice = Examines how historical events, social movements, and cultural trends have shaped medical knowledge and practice Literary Representations of Health and Medicine = Examines how literature and art represent health, illness, and medicine

Healthcare Ethics = Considers ethical dilemmas and conflicts in healthcare, such as end-of-life care, resource allocation, and patient autonomy Medical History and Present Day Practice = Analyzes how past medical practices and ideologies continue to influence present-day healthcare Interrogating Medical Knowledge and Practice = Examines the underlying biases, assumptions, and power dynamics that shape medical knowledge and practice Critical and Bioethical Theory = Applies critical and bioethical theories to medical phenomena, such as Foucault's concept of biopower or feminist critiques of medical patriarchy

Narrative Medicine = Aims to improve patient-centered care, empathy, and communication in healthcare Health Policy = Considers the role of advocacy and activism in shaping healthcare policy Health and Social Justice = Considers how healthcare systems and policies can perpetuate or address health inequities Interrogating Medical Knowledge and Practice = Considers the implications of pluralism and uncertainty in medical knowledge and practice

Literary Representations of Health and Medicine = Analyzes how literary works reflect and shape cultural attitudes towards health and medicine Healthcare Ethics = Applies ethical theories and frameworks to healthcare practices and policies Medical History and Present Day Practice = Examines how historical events, social movements, and cultural trends have shaped medical knowledge and practice Health and Social Justice = Examines the relationship between health and social justice, including issues of access, equity, and disparities

Interrogating Medical Knowledge and Practice = Examines the underlying biases, assumptions, and power dynamics that shape medical knowledge and practice Critical and Bioethical Theory = Applies critical and bioethical theories to medical phenomena, such as Foucault's concept of biopower or feminist critiques of medical patriarchy Medical History and Present Day Practice = Analyzes how past medical practices and ideologies continue to influence present-day healthcare Health Policy = Examines the impact of policy on healthcare access, quality, and outcomes

Healthcare Ethics = Considers ethical dilemmas and conflicts in healthcare, such as end-of-life care, resource allocation, and patient autonomy Narrative Medicine = Examines how patients, healthcare providers, and families construct and share stories about illness and healthcare experiences Health and Social Justice = Considers how healthcare systems and policies can perpetuate or address health inequities Literary Representations of Health and Medicine = Analyzes how literary works reflect and shape cultural attitudes towards health and medicine

Health Policy = Considers the role of advocacy and activism in shaping healthcare policy Interrogating Medical Knowledge and Practice = Considers the implications of pluralism and uncertainty in medical knowledge and practice Health and Social Justice = Examines the relationship between health and social justice, including issues of access, equity, and disparities Critical and Bioethical Theory = Applies critical and bioethical theories to medical phenomena, such as Foucault's concept of biopower or feminist critiques of medical patriarchy

Medical History and Present Day Practice = Examines how historical events, social movements, and cultural trends have shaped medical knowledge and practice Healthcare Ethics = Examines the moral principles and values that guide healthcare decision-making Literary Representations of Health and Medicine = Considers the role of literature in promoting empathy, understanding, and critical thinking in healthcare Interrogating Medical Knowledge and Practice = Analyzes how medical knowledge is constructed, transmitted, and contested

Health and Social Justice = Examines the relationship between health and social justice, including issues of access, equity, and disparities Critical and Bioethical Theory = Applies critical and bioethical theories to medical phenomena, such as Foucault's concept of biopower or feminist critiques of medical patriarchy Narrative Medicine = Aims to improve patient-centered care, empathy, and communication in healthcare Health Policy = Analyzes the social, political, and economic factors that shape healthcare systems and policies

Interrogating Medical Knowledge and Practice = Examines the underlying biases, assumptions, and power dynamics that shape medical knowledge and practice Literary Representations of Health and Medicine = Analyzes how literary works reflect and shape cultural attitudes towards health and medicine Medical History and Present Day Practice = Analyzes how past medical practices and ideologies continue to influence present-day healthcare Healthcare Ethics = Considers ethical dilemmas and conflicts in healthcare, such as end-of-life care, resource allocation, and patient autonomy