Human Context in Health Care
A required first year course cognitively addressing those non-cognitive, human elements in the clinical encounter that influence the effectiveness of care, structured to provide the student with the opportunity to develop the self-awareness critical to providing effective care.
"It [the course] talks about things that we [the students] would rather not hear about, and challenges us to be honest about things that we've lied to ourselves about all our lives."
A first-year USUHS medical student
Director: Simon Auster, M.D., J.D.
Associate Professor of Family Medicine
Email: sauster@usuhs.mil
CONTENTS:
Course Description
Introduction
OVERVIEW:
Confidentiality in Military Medicine
Uncertainty: The Root of Medical Caring
Contextual Thinking: Keeping Your Eye on the Batter, Not Just the Ball
Doctor & Patient: What's in a Relationship
THE PHYSICIAN AS A PERSON
Malpractice: The Cloud on Your Horizon
Sexuality: A Fact of Life
When A Patient Dies
THE PATIENT AS A PERSON
On Becoming Ill: This Can't Be Happening to Me!!!
Chronic Illness: Down But Not Out
Going On: Life as a Survivor
THE HUMAN ENVIRONMENT IN HEALTH CARE
Alcohol: The Solvent that Doesn't Solve
Adam's Rib: A Bone of Contention in Medicine
Racism: Not Just Black and White
Family Violence: Violence, Like Charity, Begins at Home
