699E Research Elective in Medical Humanities and Social Sciences(2003-current)
Johanna Shapiro, Ph.D.
Course Description:
Medical Humanities encompass a broad range of subjects and activities, including history, anthropology, and literature. This elective provides an opportunity for students to explore and engage in analysis of various clinical issues in medicine through the development of a specific medical humanities-based project related to the art of medicine.
Course Objectives: At the end of this rotation the student will:
- Participate in a meaningful way in the implementation and completion of a humanities creative project/research project related to the art of medicine
- Understand and be able to state the intellectual basis for developing this humanities project as an aspect of medical education
- Complete a written document describing the goals and outcomes of the project
- Identify an appropriate mentor, and expert on the topic of choice, who can evaluate and guide the student’s work
HUMANITIES RESEARCH TOPICS
2020
Nazin Sedehi – Poetry in the Emergency Room
2019
Josh Levy – The Family Practice Physician’s Role in Stemming the Television Epidemic
2017
Ben Nguyen – Medical Student Mask-Making: Identities and Stressors
Laura Mourafetis – Procedure Guide: Selected Surgical Techniques from the 14th and 16th Centuries
Neema Pithia, – The Vital Importance of Diversity Education within the Medical School Curriculum
2016
Janet Solis – Non-Dietary Approaches to Health and Wellness: Intuitive Eating and Healthy at Every Size
Neha Mitragotri – Pet Therapy in the Specialty of Pediatrics
Sarah Abedi – The Role of Film in Medicine
Srikanth Krishnan – The State of Empathy in Medicine and Medical Education
2015
Lorianne Burns – Exploring Medical Student Poetry
2014
Idris Leppla – Psychiatry before Antipsychotics: Representations in Literature
Sharwin Tafazoli – Burnout and the Needs of Medical Students
Laura Doan – Changes in Medical Care Then to Now: Exploring the Life Story Narratives of Patients 65 and Older
2013
David Cheng – A Qualitative Investigation on Chronic Pain in a Geriatric Population
Nina Narasimhalu – Superimposing Shakespeare on Modern Medicine: How Physicians Continually Find Meaning and Inspiration in Their Work
Michelle Meshman – Homeless, Obese, Diabetic and Noncompliant: Ethical Issues in Dialysis
2012
Matt Fradkin – The Melodies of the Maladies
Emily Hersh-Burdwick – Motivational Interviewing for Latino Patients with Diabetes
2011
Jennifer Alloo –Narrative Medicine: A Medical Student’s Experiment in Becoming a Reflective Doctor
Lauren Ross – Value, Dysmenorrhea and the Definition of Disease
Marco Angulo – Diversity in Medicine: Lost Talent? MCAT and GPA Thresholds for Prediction of Medical School Success
Jonathan Kirsten – Success, Suffering, and Stigma within the ‘Model Minority:’ An Analysis of Mental Health Disparities among Asian American University Students
Christina Hamilton – The Tree of Medicine: Tibetan Health Beliefs and Practices
Kristina Coale – Stories of Pediatric Palliative Care
Warren Davis – Clinical Empathy
2010
Katherine Homann – How Technology Will Reshape the Future of Emergency Medicine
Beverly Cho – Medical Readers Theater: An Innovative Method for Educating Medical Students about Psychosocial Aspects of Aging and Healthcare
John Rose – Health Disparities in the OR
Christina Umber – Emotional Coping Skills of Medical Students – Taught or Adopted?
Renzo Cardena – Essentials of Public Health: A Guidebook
Esmeralda Moran – The Effects of Becoming a Patient-Educator (Promatora) on the Patient-Educator
2009
Gunjan Patanguy – Educational/health programs serving HIV+ patients in India
Bryan Ellerson – Divergent Assumptions Underlying Healthcare Models: A Cross-Cultural Comparison
2008
Eva Boyd – Medical Students and International Volunteering: What We Can Give and What We Can Take Away
2007
Akta Patel – Grey’s Anatomy: Dissecting the Popular Medical Drama
Carl Smith – Curanderismo in the U.S.
Darren Raphael – Hispanic Health and Health Care Access Disparities: A Photographic Journey
Cristian Jivcu – Trained Incapacity and Occupational Psychosis in the Medical Profession; Smallpox and the Great Influenza of 1919
Polly Sacks – Personal and Professional Reflections on Hurricane Katrina
Jade Jeng – An Illustrated Story of Space Travel to Address Anxiety and Panic in Pediatric Patients Undergoing MRI Evaluation
2006
Sayeh Beheshti – Personal and Societal Views of Illness Described in Selected 19th and 20th Century Fiction
Brenda Jensen – Effects and Coping Styles of Parents of Children with Developmental Disabilities
Cyrus Khaledy – Analysis of Children’s Drawing for a Possible Early Marker of Abuse
Gail Ryan – A Doctor’s Diary: A Comic Strip Approach to Death and Dying
2005
Amir Bernaba – How Heavy Metal and Hard Rock Reinforce and Challenge Societal Paradigms of Loss and Restitution in Relation to Illness, Abuse, and Medical Intervention
Elena Ruiz – Quinceanera: Exploration of Physician Emotional Caring and Connection with Pediatric Patients
Polly Niravath – Clinical Distance vs. Emotional Involvement: A Closer Look at the Oncologist’s Role in Patient Care
2003
Grainne McEvoy – Medicine and the Poetry of Edward Taylor