TOPICS IN ETHICS AND HISTORY OF MEDICINE

MEDHIST 559

Course Description

A survey of ethical and social issues in medical ethics and history of medicine. Cooperating faculty may be drawn from philosophy, law, medical ethics, history, political science, public health, economics, education, and communication, as well as medicine and the biological sciences.

Prerequisties

Junior standing

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average

3.56

5.59% from Historical

Completion Rate

94.12%

-2.04% from Historical

A Rate

58.82%

47.54% from Historical

Class Size

-44.44% from Historical

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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