Medicine through Literature, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio

This elective is for second- and fourth-year medical students. In this course, we will read personal essays and poems written by health care providers at all stages of their careers, as well as writings by patients. The primary purpose of the course is not to enhance your store of knowledge in these areas but to encourage your appreciation of these works through discussions with other students on Canvas and in class. You will also use the reading assignments to inspire your own writing. There will be six class meetings, or BLOCKS. Your own contributions to the course—not just the insights you’ve gained as medical students but the wisdom you bring to the class as human beings–will be critical to its success. Elective only. This information has been collected for the Post-Discipline Online Syllabus Database. The database explores the use of literature by schools of professional education in North America. It forms part of a larger project titled Post-Discipline: Literature, Professionalism, and the Crisis of the Humanities, led by Dr Merve Emre with the assistance of Dr Hayley G. Toth. You can find more information about the project at https://postdiscipline.english.ox.ac.uk/. Data was collected and accurate in 2021/22.