Health, Medicine and Human Values
101.
Contours of Health in New Mexico.
(3)
Seminar exploring ethnic, economic, demographic, and geographic variables impacting public health in New Mexico and the Southwest. Topics include access to health care; local alternatives to medical treatment; cultural definitions of health, illness, and death.
Restriction: permission of instructor.
150.
Foundations of Science.
(3)
Designed to prepare and motivate students for a rigorous college science curriculum, this course introduces fundamental concepts in science applied to real world problems and teaches scientific thinking, problem-solving and learning tools essential for success.
Restriction: permission of instructor.
201.
Literature, Fine Arts, and Medicine.
(3)
Seminar exploring links among health, illness, literature and the arts, encompassing a diverse range of forms and genres. Topics include representations of health, illness, and medicine; arts as therapy; medical history in literature and art.
Restriction: permission of instructor.
298.
Health, Medicine and Human Values Workshop.
(1-3, may be repeated twice Δ)
Various topics in preprofessional development, portfolio management, study, and career skills for HMHV students.
Restriction: must be enrolled in HMHV program.
301.
Health Economics, Politics, and Policy.
(3)
Seminar exploring political and economic forces that impact health care policies and practices. Topics include political and economic forces impacting health care; health care reform; the institutional and political organization of medicine.
Restriction: permission of instructor.
310.
Health and Cultural Diversity.
(3)
Seminar exploring cultural variables that affect the experience and practice of health and health care: how culture, ethnicity, race, and gender inform ideas of health and illness, death and dying, and the patient-physician relationship.
Restriction: permission of instructor.
350.
Community Health Practicum I.
(3)
Experiential learning project conducted in a variety of rural or underserved healthcare settings. Emphasis upon the roles of health professionals and teams, community health issues, and health care practices, processes and systems.
Prerequisite: 398.
Restriction: Students enrolled in the HMHV program.
398.
Community Service/Public Health Workshop.
(1-3, may be repeated twice Δ)
A preparatory seminar which builds on students existing knowledge of social determinants of health in rural communities and introduces the students to approaches in community outreach.
Restriction: must be enrolled in HMHV program.
401.
Ethics, Medicine, and Health.
(3)
Seminar exploring ethical and legal considerations that influence medical practices and decision-making. Topics include contemporary ethical and moral issues in medicine; and a comparative and critical analysis of relationship between professional ethics and personal beliefs.
Restriction: permission of instructor.
450.
Community Health Practicum II.
(3)
Experiential and research project conducted in a variety of rural or underserved healthcare settings. Emphasis upon the roles of health professionals and teams, community health issues, and health care practices, processes and systems.
Prerequisite: 398.
Restriction: Students enrolled in the HMHV program.
498.
Special Topics in Health, Medicine and Human Values.
(1-3, may be repeated 9 times Δ)
Topics will vary from instructor to instructor, but will be an in-depth seminar in a particular practice, issue or discipline within health and medicine.
Restriction: permission of instructor.
