# HISTORY/HISTSCI/MEDHIST 564: Disease, Medicine and Public Health in the History of Latin America and the Caribbean | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/courses/HISTORY_HISTSCI_MEDHIST_564) ## Dataset ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### repository twangodev/uwcourses ### schema version 6 ### importer version 7 ### projection id 52a78527ff09011d88cb04c7d43867d9fbfec2930bf1dd2ec359ebd2844e0b07 ### observed at 2026-09-07T15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### built at 2026-09-10T19:50:42.743001+00:00 ### courses 8951 ### current instructors 5754 ### limited false ### terms * 1272 * 1264 * 1262 * 1254 * 1252 * 1244 * 1242 * 1234 * 1232 * 1224 * 1222 * 1212 * 1204 * 1202 * 1194 * 1192 * 1184 * 1182 * 1174 * 1172 * 1164 * 1162 * 1154 * 1152 * 1144 * 1142 * 1134 * 1132 * 1124 * 1122 * 1114 * 1112 * 1104 * 1102 * 1094 * 1092 * 1084 * 1082 * 1074 * 1072 ### term 1272 ### departments | subject | count | | --------- | ----- | | AAE | 90 | | ABT | 20 | | ACCTIS | 36 | | ACTSCI | 14 | | AFAERO | 10 | | AFRICAN | 87 | | AFROAMER | 71 | | AGROECOL | 21 | | AMERIND | 53 | | ANAT\&PHY | 7 | | ANATOMY | 2 | | ANESTHES | 8 | | ANSCI | 57 | | ANTHRO | 95 | | ART | 125 | | ARTED | 10 | | ARTHIST | 121 | | ASIALANG | 129 | | ASIAN | 109 | | ASIANAM | 28 | | ASTRON | 38 | | ATMOCN | 69 | | BIOCHEM | 51 | | BIOCORE | 10 | | BIOLOGY | 14 | | BIOMDSCI | 18 | | BME | 66 | | BMI | 41 | | BMOLCHEM | 10 | | BOTANY | 69 | | BSE | 44 | | C\&ESOC | 73 | | CBE | 48 | | CHEM | 101 | | CHICLA | 52 | | CIVENGR | 133 | | CLASSICS | 47 | | CNP | 10 | | CNSRSCI | 50 | | COMARTS | 137 | | COMPBIO | 15 | | COMPLIT | 11 | | COMPSCI | 138 | | COUNPSY | 78 | | CRB | 19 | | CS\&D | 71 | | CSCS | 40 | | CURRIC | 193 | | DANCE | 93 | | DERM | 8 | | DS | 88 | | DYSCI | 35 | | ECE | 155 | | ECON | 145 | | EDPOL | 114 | | EDPSYCH | 97 | | ELPA | 70 | | EMA | 53 | | EMERMED | 17 | | ENGL | 206 | | ENTOM | 40 | | ENVIRST | 148 | | EP | 15 | | EPD | 67 | | ESL | 16 | | F\&WECOL | 60 | | FAMMED | 22 | | FINANCE | 50 | | FOLKLORE | 40 | | FOODSCI | 43 | | FRENCH | 63 | | GEN\&WS | 145 | | GENBUS | 72 | | GENECSLR | 17 | | GENETICS | 60 | | GEOG | 113 | | GEOSCI | 83 | | GERMAN | 82 | | GLE | 48 | | GNS | 38 | | GREEK | 27 | | HDFS | 41 | | HEBR-BIB | 13 | | HEBR-MOD | 10 | | HISTORY | 233 | | HISTSCI | 56 | | HONCOL | 13 | | ILS | 43 | | INFOSYS | 9 | | INTEGART | 7 | | INTEGSCI | 22 | | INTER-AG | 18 | | INTER-HE | 11 | | INTER-LS | 22 | | INTEREGR | 16 | | INTLBUS | 21 | | INTLST | 50 | | ISYE | 83 | | ITALIAN | 53 | | JEWISH | 56 | | JOURN | 88 | | KINES | 128 | | LACIS | 26 | | LANDARC | 61 | | LATIN | 24 | | LAW | 120 | | LEGALST | 48 | | LINGUIS | 35 | | LIS | 89 | | LITTRANS | 78 | | LSC | 52 | | M\&ENVTOX | 7 | | MARKETNG | 62 | | MATH | 153 | | MDGENET | 8 | | ME | 130 | | MEDHIST | 43 | | MEDICINE | 60 | | MEDIEVAL | 32 | | MEDPHYS | 39 | | MEDSC-M | 29 | | MEDSC-V | 41 | | MHR | 68 | | MICROBIO | 45 | | MILSCI | 16 | | MM\&I | 22 | | MOLBIOL | 6 | | MS\&E | 59 | | MUSIC | 165 | | MUSPERF | 126 | | NAVSCI | 20 | | NE | 44 | | NEURODPT | 11 | | NEUROL | 7 | | NEURSURG | 4 | | NTP | 11 | | NURSING | 111 | | NUTRSCI | 65 | | OBS\&GYN | 18 | | OCCTHER | 39 | | ONCOLOGY | 14 | | OPHTHALM | 5 | | OTM | 43 | | PATH | 34 | | PATH-BIO | 29 | | PEDIAT | 26 | | PHARMACY | 31 | | PHILOS | 77 | | PHMCOL-M | 11 | | PHMPRAC | 45 | | PHMSCI | 60 | | PHYASST | 37 | | PHYSICS | 88 | | PHYSIOL | 3 | | PHYTHER | 37 | | PLANTSCI | 52 | | PLPATH | 35 | | POLISCI | 192 | | POPHLTH | 58 | | PORTUG | 33 | | PSYCH | 101 | | PSYCHIAT | 22 | | PUBAFFR | 54 | | PUBLHLTH | 23 | | RADIOL | 11 | | REALEST | 41 | | RELIGST | 90 | | RHABMED | 9 | | RMI | 24 | | RP\&SE | 102 | | S\&APHM | 17 | | SCANDST | 73 | | SLAVIC | 89 | | SOC | 149 | | SOCWORK | 87 | | SOILSCI | 46 | | SPANISH | 83 | | SRMED | 21 | | STAT | 94 | | STDYABRD | 52 | | STS | 8 | | SURGERY | 25 | | SURGSCI | 33 | | THEATRE | 91 | | URBRPL | 60 | | UROLOGY | 5 | | ZOOLOGY | 89 | ## course ### run id 20260907T155543-ce3781c4 ### semester 1272 ### observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### record version id 96a9e6e606ca53930355a1ed7ff7178575b4181082936fadb76ce014ee0beba7 ### course id HISTORY/HISTSCI/MEDHIST 564 ### course uid course\_85d2a5d898ae1b5dbd910092 ### catalog version id 3c2100a72d8ba2e7425c3d09b01784a13f1810f27904cdb6078f1761140909b6 ### course number 564 ### subjects * HISTORY * HISTSCI * MEDHIST ### title DISEASE, MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH IN THE HISTORY OF LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN ### description Examines the history of illness and medical practice in Latin America and the Caribbean from the colonial era until the present. Using an interdisciplinary set of sources, students will explore the different meanings of disease, body normativity, medical practice, and ideas about public health across different historical circumstances in the region. ### requirements text Junior standing ### credit offering ids None recorded. ### llm job id enrich-b6d8f78c1be0d523cf09d00d ### llm output id d8759b422f964af810f9aa9e365f59aea656ad34793262815fe1b5ebb505014d ### llm model nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4 ### llm model revision 1355db6a052410cfd62085d94b58866fd0f2c3c5 ### llm task version 14 ### llm search status valid ### llm summary Examines the history of illness and medical practice in Latin America and the Caribbean from the colonial era to the present. ### llm topics * Disease, medicine, and public health * History of illness and medical practice in Latin America and the Caribbean * Meanings of disease, body normativity, and public health ideas ### llm skills * Interdisciplinary analysis of historical sources regarding disease and public health ### llm assumed background None recorded. ### llm search phrases * Latin America history illness * Caribbean medical practice colonial * public health history disease * body normativity medical history ### llm requirements status valid ### llm student summary status valid ### llm experience status valid ### catalog variants None recorded. ### student summary #### context hash 2be26c35515c7f7a22bce7fadba6795d7640f38bc85d65317a81c2379ced56a2 #### course id HISTORY/HISTSCI/MEDHIST 564 #### current instructors None recorded. #### difficulty workload Historical reviews of Pablo Gomez: Students should complete all readings and utilize provided reading guides to prepare for quizzes. ```json { "citations": [ { "instructor_name": "Pablo Gomez", "review_date": "2019-05-28 21:37:35 +0000 UTC", "review_id": "dc71569dbcf576083203f676", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2939201", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMxOTY2MzY5", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2939201", "type": "review" } ] } ``` #### errors None recorded. #### historical context Historical reviews of Pablo Gomez: Pablo Gomez is described as a wonderful professor with interesting course material. Reviewers note he is not a tough grader and is always willing to meet for office hours. ```json { "citations": [ { "instructor_name": "Pablo Gomez", "review_date": "2019-05-28 21:37:35 +0000 UTC", "review_id": "dc71569dbcf576083203f676", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2939201", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMxOTY2MzY5", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2939201", "type": "review" } ] } ``` #### offered false #### profile hash e59ddc7389015d0035b68cd195c939d475bf72b959b29cf12eab59b454ccaef1 #### quick take Historical reviews of Pablo Gomez: A highly recommended course featuring extremely interesting material and a wonderful professor who is not a tough grader. ```json { "citations": [ { "instructor_name": "Pablo Gomez", "review_date": "2019-05-28 21:37:35 +0000 UTC", "review_id": "dc71569dbcf576083203f676", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2939201", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMxOTY2MzY5", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2939201", "type": "review" } ] } ``` Recent recorded grades — Spring 2015: 3.68 GPA, 92.9% A/AB (n=14 letter grades); Spring 2019: 3.78 GPA, 91.3% A/AB (n=23 letter grades). ```json { "citations": [ { "course_id": "HISTORY/HISTSCI/MEDHIST 564", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_record": { "entity_id": "d500b670-271b-3809-a434-c0bf6aa1a486", "file": "tables/observations.parquet", "kind": "grades", "source": "madgrades" }, "table": "grades_latest", "term_id": "1154", "type": "grade" }, { "course_id": "HISTORY/HISTSCI/MEDHIST 564", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_record": { "entity_id": "d500b670-271b-3809-a434-c0bf6aa1a486", "file": "tables/observations.parquet", "kind": "grades", "source": "madgrades" }, "table": "grades_latest", "term_id": "1194", "type": "grade" } ] } ``` #### student experience Historical reviews of Pablo Gomez: The professor is described as wonderful and always willing to meet during office hours. ```json { "citations": [ { "instructor_name": "Pablo Gomez", "review_date": "2019-05-28 21:37:35 +0000 UTC", "review_id": "dc71569dbcf576083203f676", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2939201", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMxOTY2MzY5", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2939201", "type": "review" } ] } ``` #### task hash 74fb0997943e888960bbc9e47db8c4fd12e4292d55c20509d8d89db6a9910f68 #### teaching history PABLO GOMEZ is recorded teaching in Spring 2015, Spring 2019. 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