Course Title
Introduction to Medical Humanities |
Course Number
IMHU-1050 |
Duration/Weeks
4 |
Prerequisites:
Successful completion of year 1
Additional Requirements:
Minimum of 2 students required |
Responsible Faculty Director:
Lisa Campo-Engelstein, PhD.
Other Faculty:
Faculty of the Institute for the Medical Humanities |
Available Dates
• 4-week block: 4/22/2024 - 5/17/2024
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Application Submission Deadline
2/19/2024 |
Maximum Enrollment
10 |
| Where and to whom the application should be submitted |
| Amber Anthony, alanthon@utmb.edu, phone (409) 772-6635
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| Goals & Objectives |
| Objective: The primary Objective of this preceptorship is to provide the anchoring experience for students interested in the Medical Humanities Scholarly Concentration. It may also be of special value in the Global Health and Public Health Scholarly Concentrations, and it is available to any medical student with an interest in humanities, ethics, and/or any of the disciplines represented among the Institute for Bioethics and Health Humanities (IBHH) faculty—e.g., bioethics, history, law, literature, philosophy, or the humanistic social sciences. There is no requirement for a student to enroll in the Scholarly Concentration in Medical Humanities in order to take this course.
Goals: 1. Provide medical students with an overview of the various subject areas within the medical humanities. 2. Introduce medical students to the wide range of faculty expertise and research interest within the IBHH. 3. Introduce medical students to several concrete case studies that illustrate the practical applications of humanities and ethics.
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| Description of course
activities |
| In the first two weeks of the preceptorship, students will meet with each participating faculty member of the IBHH for an introductory session about that faculty member’s area of expertise and a discussion of assigned readings that must be completed before each session. Topics covered in the sessions may include, for example, art and anatomy; clinical ethics; feminist ethics; health law; history of medicine; literature and medicine; philosophy of medicine; queer bioethics; reproductive ethics; research ethics; global and cross-cultural issues from a humanities perspective; and public health issues from a humanities perspective. In the third and fourth weeks, each student will work with a selected faculty member to develop a research paper for oral presentation to the IBHH faculty and graduate students at the end of the fourth week. By the end of this preceptorship, students should be able to: 1. Identify the various disciplines that make up the medical humanities and explain how each offers a unique perspective for understanding issues in health care; 2. Develop creative, critical, analytic, and reflective thinking and problem solving skills to produce reasoned arguments that incorporate multiple viewpoints and differing contexts; and 3. Apply skills of self-awareness, a deeper understanding of the varieties of human experience, and cultural sensitivity to nurture attitudes important for the clinical practice of medicine in a social context.
[NOTE: This preceptorship for students between years 1 and 2 is the same as the elective course IMHU-4033, which is designed to allow students to enroll in the Medical Humanities Scholarly Concentration between years 3 and 4. Students who have already taken IMHU-1050 cannot enroll in IMHU-4033.]
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Method of student evaluation
Check all that apply - complete appropriate
section(s) only:
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1. Clinical Observation |
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A. |
Frequency - How often are students
observed clinically? |
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n/a |
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B. |
Format - What method(s) are used to
document the student's clinical performance? |
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Daily oral feedback
End of period oral feedback
Written feedback
Other |
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2. Oral Presentation |
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A. |
Audience - To whom does the student present? |
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Faculty and peers |
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B. |
Frequency / duration of presentation(s)? |
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Once, at end of course |
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C. |
Format - What guidelines are set for
the student's presentation? |
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Student to select topic presented during course and do additional research |
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D. |
Assessment - Who assesses the student's
presentation performance? |
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Self-assessment
Peer assessment
Faculty assessment |
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E. |
Method of content selection |
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Current cases
Student-selected topic
Assigned topic |
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3. Written Assignment (H&P's,
notes, papers, abstracts, etc.) |
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A. |
Frequency of written assignment(s)? |
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Once |
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B. |
Format - What guidelines are set for
the student's written work? |
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Fully referenced research paper with footnotes; 10-12 pt. Courier font; double-spaced; 1" margins; cover sheet with title, student name and date; 6-12 pages of text. |
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C. |
Length of written assignment(s)? |
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Abstract
Annotated bibliography
1 - 2 page paper
3+ page paper |
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D. |
Are recent references required?
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Yes
No
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E. |
Method of content selection - e.g.
student-selected, relate to cases, etc.? |
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Student selects with guidance from faculty. |
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F. |
Audience - Who
assesses the student’s written performance? |
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Peer Assessment
Faculty Assessment
Other |
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4. Extra Course Activities |
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What expectations do you have for the
student to demonstrate participation in the course (e.g. small group
activities, seminars, thoughtful questions, providing resources, journal
club, etc.)? |
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Students will be evaluated based on attendance at and active participation in group seminar discussion and presentation at end of course.
Students will also be expected to attend any IMH presentations, grand rounds, colloquia, etc., offered during the month of the elective. |
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5. Other Modes of Evaluation |
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Please explain below. |
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Performance will be assessed based on participation and the presentation. |
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6. Stipend Availability |
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Yes
No
Maybe |
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