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Nov 24, 2024
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BI 414 - The Human Side of Medicine: What It’s Like to Be a Patient, What It’s Like to Be a Doctor
Credit(s): 3
This course is designed for students who are planning careers in health care. However, any university student who is interested in learning and reflecting more about the experience of being a patient and a part of the health care system can benefit from the course. A background in science is not necessary. This course will concentrate on learning about how patients, their families, and professionals who care for them experience illness; how stories patients tell become the basis for diagnosis and treatment; what it is like to be a physician; and the therapeutic relationship. Health care professionals are learning and practicing patientcentered’ medicine. This course introduces this concept to the student. Didactic presentations, interactive discussion using stories from patients, students and the related literature will provide the content of the course. The course includes a component in ethical decision-making. Course will count towards the Ethics minor. Not a Biology Content Category course.
Prerequisite(s): senior standing, PS 130 , PS140, PH110, or consent of instructor.
Offered: As faculty are available
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