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Introduction to Medical Humanities

Each Fall semester, Dr. Nathan Carlin and other Center Faculty present various topics from the area of medical humanities. All first- and second-year students are invited to attend and be introduced to the medical humanities. First-year students interested in pursing a Certificate in Medical Humanities and Ethics are encouraged to attend, and second-year students currently in the Program are required to attend and complete this course.

Some topics addressed in the past include, "The Doctor-Patient Relationship", "Life as a Medical Student", and narratives on various elements of medicine and the path to becoming a humanistic physician.

All sessions will be held in MSB 1.006 from 12:00 — 1:00 pm, except for August 30, which will be held in MSB B.605.

In order to receive blue book credit, students are required to attend at least six lectures.

Schedule for Fall 2012

Date	Topic & Class Activity	Speaker
August 30	What is "Medical Humanities"? Sharing Stories	Nathan Carlin, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, UT Medical School
September 13	Suffering Documentary on Stroke Patients	Thomas Cole, Ph.D., McGovern Chair in Medical Humanities; Director, McGovern Center for Humanities and Ethics Nathan Carlin, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, UT Medical School
September 20	History of Medical Education Reflexive Writing About Mentors	Bryant Boutwell, Dr.P.H., John P. McGovern Professor of Oslerian Medicine, UTHealth
October 18	Literature and Depression	Ben Saxton, Ph.D., Lecturer, Rice University; Research Associate, McGovern Center for Humanities and Ethics
October 25	Spirituality and Medicine Role-Playing Activity	John Graham, M.D., D.Min., President and CEO, Institute of Spirituality and Health
November 8	Medicine and Law Mock Debate	Cheryl Erwin, J.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor, UT Medical School
November 29	Clinical Ethics Case Discussion	Jeffrey Spike, Ph.D., Professor, UT Medical School
December 13	Research Ethics Reader's Theater	Rebecca Lunstroth, J.D., M.A., Assistant Director, McGovern Center for Humanities and Ethics, UT Medical School
December 20	Medicine and Power Video Debate	Nathan Carlin, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, UT Medical School

Announcement

For more information about class, contact the course director at Nathan.Carlin@uth.tmc.edu.

To register for this class, contact Angela.Polczynski@uth.tmc.edu.

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