Researching medicine in context: the Arts and Humanities Medical Scholars Program. Issue 2 (8th December 2003)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Meites, E; Bein, S; Shafer, A
• Is Part Of: Medical humanities. Volume 29:Issue 2(2003)
• Page Start: 104
• Page End: 108
• Publication Date: 2003-12-08
• Subjects: medical humanities -- medical education -- medical student research -- arts and humanities -- history of medicine -- poetry; Medicine and the humanities -- Periodicals; Medical ethics -- Periodicals; 616.1
• DOI: 10.1136/mh.29.2.104
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1468-215X

Abstract

Abstract : In 2000, the Arts and Humanities Medical Scholars Program at Stanford University School of Medicine issued its first grants to medical students interested in researching an area of the medical arts or humanities in depth. To date, 34 projects have been funded, including renewals. The projects encompass a range of genres and topics, from a website on Asian American health and culture to an ethnographic study of women physicians in training in Spain. Two projects are highlighted here: an online history of medicine course and a poetry project. Students are mentored by faculty from a wide array of university departments and centres and submit completion documents to the committee overseeing the programme. Students are encouraged to present their work at conferences, such as the programme's annual symposium, as well as in publication or other appropriate formats. Future directions include integration with the scholarly concentrations initiative at the medical school.