Patient Stories/Doctor Stories is a 10 week elective for MS1 students. It addresses various theme (see attached). Readings vary from year to year.
Elective only.
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History
Subject Area
Medicine
Geographic Region
Pacific
University or College
University of California, Irvine
Funding Status
Public
Endowment (according to NACUBO's U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2020 Endowment Market Value and Change* in Endowment Market Value from FY19 to FY20) ($1,000)
1036417
Annual Tuition and Mandatory Fees 2021-2022 ($) (Resident; Non-resident, where applicable)
37939; 50184
Course Title
Patient Stories/Doctor Stories
Terminal Degree of Instructor(s)
PhD
Position of Instructor(s)
Professor
Academic Year(s) Active
1999-present
Course Enrolment
10
Primary Works on Reading List
Course reading list varies. Typically includes works by Richard Selzer, Rafael Campo, Maya Angelou, Pauline Chen, Paul Kalanithi, Rachel Remen, and others.