Health, Medicine and Human Values (HMHV)
1110.
Social Contours of Health.
(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.
1150.
Foundations of Science.
(3)
This course is designed for students transitioning from high school to college who plan on going into the life sciences with a special emphasis on medicine. The course takes an active learning approach that challenges you to apply your knowledge and work in small groups to solve real-world problems. The goal is to not only teach science, but to also train future scientists and medical doctors who will become life-long learners and leaders in their discipline and community. You will gain a background in fundamental science content, the tools of science and the tools for learning science. This will be accomplished using issues of debate related to science and medicine. Embedded in the discussion will be the fundamental science concepts necessary for explaining the issues. Students will also spend a significant amount of time developing study skills and life skills that will help them to achieve their goals in college and beyond.
Restriction: permission of instructor.
2110.
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.
2993.
Transition Workshop.
(1-3, may be repeated twice Δ)
This course will give students in the B.A./M.D. program an opportunity to discuss coursework, study skills, and interests required to successfully prepare for a health/medical career in rural or underserved area in New Mexico. It will offer the tools necessary to navigate the university system, the B.A./M.D. program, as well as other enrichment activities.
Restriction: admitted to B.A. Health, Medicine, and Human Values.
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: admitted to B.A. Health, Medicine, and Human Values.
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: admitted to B.A. Health, Medicine, and Human Values.
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: admitted to B.A. Health, Medicine, and Human Values.
498.
Special Topics in Health, Medicine and Human Values.
(1-3, may be repeated nine 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.
