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| Course ID: | HIST 4066/6066. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | History of American Medicine, 1865 to the present | Course
Description: | Major transformation in American medicine from the late nineteenth century to the present. Topics include the role of psychiatry in criminal trials, public reactions to epidemic diseases, medical experimentation on human subjects, alternative medical approaches, the economics of health care. | | Oasis Title: | AM MED SNC 1865 | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | Course Objectives: | Students will gain thorough understanding of the social and cultural meanings of
health and disease and the provision of health care in modern American history. By
examining some of the major institutional, economic, scientific, and social
transformations that have shaped American medicine since the late nineteenth century,
students will become better able to analyze many of the factors shaping medical
pratice today.
The principal objective of the course is to teach students to think critically for
themselves about the relationships between the past and the present, to learn to ask
questions of the past that enable them to understand the present and mold the future,
and to become attuned to both the limitations and possibilities of change. The
course seeks to acquaint students with the ways in which past societies and peoples
have defined the relationships between community and individual needs and goals, and
between ethical norms and decision-making.
In general students will be expected to:
1. read a wide range of primary and secondary sources critically.
2. polish skills in critical thinking, including the ability to recognize the
difference between opinion and evidence, and the ability to evaluate--and support or
refute--arguments effectively.
3. write stylistically appropriate and mature papers and essays using processes that
include discovering ideas and evidence, organizing that material, and revising,
editing, and polishing the finished papers. | | Topical Outline: | 1. Viewing Disease and Medicine Historically
2. Defining Mental Illness: The Trial of the Assassin Guiteau
3. Epidemics and Public Health: Typhoid Mary
4. Race and Medicine: The Tuskegee Study
5. Alternative Medicine
6. In the Shadow of Polio
7. The Wounded Healer
8. The Morality of Health and Illness | | Honor Code Reference: | Students are expected to adhere to the University's policy on academic honesty (refer
to the University's handbook on academic honesty and the Honor Code). Students found
violating this policy should expect to face disciplinary action pursuant to the
aforementioned honor code. | |
| Course ID: | HIST 4066H. 3 hours. |
| Course Title: | History of American Medicine, 1865 to the Present (Honors) |
Course
Description: | Major transformation in American medicine from the late
nineteenth century to the present. Topics may include public
reactions to epidemic diseases, medical experimentation on human
subjects, alternative medical approaches, the economics of health
care, technology in medicine, and the experiences of health care
providers. |
| Oasis Title: | AM MED SNC 1865 |
| Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in HIST 4066/6066 |
| Prerequisite: | Permission of Honors |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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| Course Objectives: | Honors students will gain thorough understanding of the social and cultural meanings
of health and disease and the provision of health care in modern American history.
By examining some of the major institutional, economic, scientific, and social
transformations that have shaped American medicine since the late nineteenth century,
students will become better able to analyze many of the factors shaping medical
practice today.
The principal objective of the course is to teach students to think critically for
themselves about the relationships between the past and the present, to learn to ask
questions of the past that enable them to understand the present and mold the future,
and to become attuned to both the limitations and possibilities of change. The
course seeks to acquaint students with the ways in which past societies and peoples
have defined the relationships between community and individual needs and goals, and
between ethical norms and decision-making.
In general students will be expected to:
1. read a wide range of primary and secondary sources critically.
2. polish skills in critical thinking, including the ability to recognize the
difference between opinion and evidence, and the ability to evaluate--and support or
refute--arguments effectively.
3. write stylistically appropriate and mature papers and essays using processes that
include discovering ideas and evidence, organizing that material, and revising,
editing, and polishing the finished papers. |
| Topical Outline: | 1. Viewing Disease and Medicine Historically
2. Epidemics and Public Health: Typhoid Mary
3. Race and Medicine: The Tuskegee Study
4. Alternative Medicine
5. In the Shadow of Polio
6. The Wounded Healer |
| Honor Code Reference: | Students are expected to adhere to the University's policy on academic honesty (refer
to the University's handbook on academic honesty and the Honor Code). Students found
violating this policy should expect to face disciplinary action pursuant to the
aforementioned honor code. |
Syllabus: No Syllabus Available
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