Humanities Elective Courses 2011-2012
Cutting Cold
Flesh: Perspectives from the Humanities
SYLLABUS │ Introductions │ Required Readings
9/16, 9/20,
9/23, 10/4, 10/11, 10/14, 10/18, 10/21, Noon-1 PM, Aud. A.
11/1, 11/4, 11/8. Noon–1 PM, Rm A1
Faculty: Steven Peitzman, M.D., F.A.C.P.,
Rhonda Soricelli, M.D., & Guest Faculty.
Dissection
of cadavers has defined the special tasks and privileges of medical students.
This course places dissection in its historical, cultural, literary, spiritual,
and artistic context.
Narratives of Illness: Windows on the Worlds of Patients and Their Families
SYLLABUS | COURSE MATERIALS
Tues. 9/13, 9/20, 9/27, 10/4, 10/18, 11/1.
5:00–6:30 PM., Sem. Rm. A1
Faculty: Rhonda L. Soricelli, M.D.
Stories
are at the heart of medicine. By exploring illness narratives in literature,
film and art, this course will help students appreciate the uniqueness of each
patient’s story while furthering our general understanding of sickness and
suffering.
Image as Lens: An
Exploration of the Patient's World of Illness
and Suffering Through the Visual
Arts │SYLLABUS
Thurs. 1/5 Noon-1 PM in Aud A or 1-2 in Aud B.
Faculty: Flo Gelo, D.Min., NYPsyA
The
course challenges medical students to symbolically encounter the human struggle
with illness and death through the visual arts. This mode of learning will
reinforce a whole person paradigm for clinical judgment and patient care.
The Practice of Making
Abstract Art: Balancing Intuitive and Analytical Thought │SYLLABUS
Tues. 1/3, 1/10, 1/17, 1/24, 2/14, 2/21, 3/6, 4/3.
5:00-6:30PM, Lab “B.”
Faculty: Marianne Mitchell
This
course offers inner discovery through the process of making abstract art.
We study the elements of painting – light, color, shape, line, and composition.
We also explore how artistic knowing and medical thinking inform each other. No
prior artistic experience necessary. Enrollment limited: PRE-REGISTRATION IS
REQUIRED. Studio fee $30.
Law, Medicine and Society │SYLLABUS
Tues. 1/25; 2/8; 2/15; 2/22; 3/7; 5-7:00 PM. Aud.
A
1/25: “Medical Errors, Disclosure and Malpractice” (S Unger, JD)
2/8: “Health and Human Rights: Global HIV Pandemic” (K
Mutcherson, JD)
2/15: “Selling Bodies and Selling Babies” (K Mutcherson, JD)
2/22: “Physician Participation in Legally Sanctioned Torture and
Executions” (S Askin, MD, JD)
3/7 “Informed Consent; Evolving Concepts in 21st Century” (A Newman, MD, JD)
Note: Each talk is open to all students. Students
who attend all 5 talks may apply for Elective Seminar credit instead of Grand
Rounds credits
A History of Medicine in a Day and a
Walk │SYLLABUS
Saturday 4/21. 9AM-4:30PM. Half-day walking tour to
be scheduled to maximize convenience for class.
Steven Peitzman, M.D., F.A.C.P.
This
course explores historical sources of Western medical thought & practice
from Hippocrates to the 21st century. Topics include: women in medicine, the
history of MCP (formerly Woman's Medical College), Homeopathy, and the founding
of Hahnemann Medical College. Enrollment limited: PRE-REGISTRATION IS
REQUIRED
Creative Writing for Physicians – A
Tele-Seminar Elective for 3rd and 4th year Students │SYLLABUS
Dates to be announced
Faculty: Theodore Fallon, M.D.
Meeting
by teleconference, students will be encouraged and supported to explore,
metabolize and integrate their own experiences of becoming a physician. Writing
becomes a path for coming to terms with who we are as human beings and as
physicians working with other human beings.
Contemplative Studies -- Independent Study
Faculty: Steven Rosenzweig, MD
Contemplative
practices are methods of quieting and focusing the mind in order to inquire
more deeply into the nature of self or world. These practices are part of major
spiritual and religious traditions, and many philosophical and artistic
traditions. Students who complete Dr. Rosenzweig’s elective in Mindfulness may
earn Humanities seminar credit through additional directing reading and writing
a paper
