The Center for
Literature, Medicine
and Biomedical
Humanities
"This class has
helped
me to
articulate better
my views on ethical
issues in scientific
and
medical research,
However, better yet
(for me anyway) is
that this class
has
taught me how to
properly question the
mass information at our
fingertips."
- Anonymous student from the Ethics of Reproduction class.
The faculty and students of the Biomedical Humanities Program welcome you.
Technological advances change the face of health care at a seemingly exponential rate resulting in increasing debate concerning how medicine is practiced, opening exciting new areas of study and careers in medicine, and reforming the training of future physicians. Experts in humanities and social sciences are increasingly interested in issues related to health care, and new careers are opening up in fields as diverse as medical ethics, health care law, and medical journalism. At the same time, medical schools are looking for students with greater exposure to the liberal arts.
Hiram's Biomedical Humanities program supports the College's mission to develop students who are "intellectually alive, socially responsible, ethical citizens." This is a goal-oriented curriculum designed to help students develop skills required in a variety of careers in health care. It includes a science core necessary for understanding human biology and introduces students to issues relating to ethics, diversity, and community service. Taken together, these areas of study form the basis of an emerging field of study. It will serve students interested in deciding the future of health care as well as those students interested in becoming practicing physicians.
Hiram is distinctive in housing a Center for Literature, Medicine, and the Biomedical Humanities. This major formalizes the connection between the Center and Hiram's undergraduate population. The major and the Center have recently obtained an NEH challenge grant to provide programming in the medical humanities. In addition, the Foote Endowment for Ethics Across the Curriculum has provided Hiram with the resources necessary to build a strong program in ethics. In part these two institutions provide Hiram with an unparalleled curriculum for students with an interest in medicine and the population's access to healthcare.
Students enrolled in the program are required to fulfill all general education requirements of Hiram College. It should be noted that many of the course requirements outlined here fulfill the distribution requirements.
Last updated 13 May 2008
Hiram College
Biomedical Humanities Program
Hiram College
Biomedical Humanities Program