# THOMAS BROMAN — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/THOMAS_BROMAN) ## Dataset ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### repository twangodev/uwcourses ### schema version 6 ### importer version 7 ### projection id 85abe9ff8837c2c5a134368dcc4cfc85eb723524b21ddeb3d2e953887d2f0c8f ### observed at 2026-09-07T15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### built at 2026-09-11T07:45:51.576183+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 | ## instructor ### instructor uid instructor\_76f9da6cfd3327adecab9264 ### source madgrades ### source instructor id 2600999 ### identity basis source\_id ### identity status source\_identified ### name THOMAS BROMAN ### first observed at 2026-09-06 23:14:58.172943+00:00 ### last observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### ratings #### review count 20 #### quality 3.8 #### difficulty 3.3 #### quality count 20 #### difficulty count 20 #### profile id rmp:1215640 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:02:13.364861+00:00 #### courses ##### course e72d5255fc3590f83c4dd955 ###### review count 8 ###### quality 4.38 ###### difficulty 2.75 ###### quality count 8 ###### difficulty count 8 #### bayesian quality 3.7298428917732975 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### grade statistics #### gpa 3.358 #### graded 1579 #### counts * 394 * 598 * 451 * 85 * 29 * 9 * 13 #### sections 40 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/THOMAS\_BROMAN ## history | term | course\_uid | course\_id | title | | ---- | -------------------------------- | ------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | 1182 | course\_3b97b068160d601be814baa5 | HISTORY 699 | DIRECTED STUDY | | 1182 | course\_e72d5255fc3590f83c4dd955 | HISTSCI/MEDHIST 212 | BODIES, DISEASES, AND HEALERS: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY OF MEDICINE | | 1174 | course\_f58a2befed3ba544f80bedc5 | HISTORY 283 | INTERMEDIATE HONORS SEMINAR-STUDIES IN HISTORY | | 1174 | course\_d99b00550be5d61aea01fa1b | HISTSCI 286 | HONORS SEMINAR: STUDIES IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, MEDICINE | | 1174 | course\_03748088eb22f174f1be4f00 | HISTSCI 699 | DIRECTED STUDY | | 1174 | course\_e12d707daa419d6680ff3020 | HISTSCI 999 | INDEPENDENT WORK | | 1172 | course\_d99b00550be5d61aea01fa1b | HISTSCI 286 | HONORS SEMINAR: STUDIES IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, MEDICINE | | 1172 | course\_03748088eb22f174f1be4f00 | HISTSCI 699 | DIRECTED STUDY | | 1172 | course\_e72d5255fc3590f83c4dd955 | HISTSCI/MEDHIST 212 | BODIES, DISEASES, AND HEALERS: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY OF MEDICINE | | 1164 | course\_d99b00550be5d61aea01fa1b | HISTSCI 286 | HONORS SEMINAR: STUDIES IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, MEDICINE | | 1164 | course\_03748088eb22f174f1be4f00 | HISTSCI 699 | DIRECTED STUDY | | 1162 | course\_9df32d6c567e70be2b487c18 | HISTSCI 909 | HISTORY OF BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE | | 1162 | course\_e72d5255fc3590f83c4dd955 | HISTSCI/MEDHIST 212 | BODIES, DISEASES, AND HEALERS: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY OF MEDICINE | | 1152 | course\_03748088eb22f174f1be4f00 | HISTSCI 699 | DIRECTED STUDY | | 1152 | course\_14fc76f9efb63497c04dfce5 | HISTSCI 720 | PROSEMINAR: HISTORIOGRAPHY AND METHODS | | 1152 | course\_e72d5255fc3590f83c4dd955 | HISTSCI/MEDHIST 212 | BODIES, DISEASES, AND HEALERS: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY OF MEDICINE | | 1144 | course\_f58a2befed3ba544f80bedc5 | HISTORY 283 | INTERMEDIATE HONORS SEMINAR-STUDIES IN HISTORY | | 1144 | course\_d99b00550be5d61aea01fa1b | HISTSCI 286 | HONORS SEMINAR: STUDIES IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, MEDICINE | | 1144 | course\_03748088eb22f174f1be4f00 | HISTSCI 699 | DIRECTED STUDY | | 1144 | course\_e72d5255fc3590f83c4dd955 | HISTSCI/MEDHIST 212 | BODIES, DISEASES, AND HEALERS: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY OF MEDICINE | | 1142 | course\_03748088eb22f174f1be4f00 | HISTSCI 699 | DIRECTED STUDY | | 1142 | course\_14fc76f9efb63497c04dfce5 | HISTSCI 720 | PROSEMINAR: HISTORIOGRAPHY AND METHODS | | 1134 | course\_e12d707daa419d6680ff3020 | HISTSCI 999 | INDEPENDENT WORK | | 1134 | course\_e72d5255fc3590f83c4dd955 | HISTSCI/MEDHIST 212 | BODIES, DISEASES, AND HEALERS: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY OF MEDICINE | | 1132 | course\_14fc76f9efb63497c04dfce5 | HISTSCI 720 | PROSEMINAR: HISTORIOGRAPHY AND METHODS | | 1124 | course\_e72d5255fc3590f83c4dd955 | HISTSCI/MEDHIST 212 | BODIES, DISEASES, AND HEALERS: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY OF MEDICINE | | 1122 | course\_14fc76f9efb63497c04dfce5 | HISTSCI 720 | PROSEMINAR: HISTORIOGRAPHY AND METHODS | | 1122 | course\_0fb362c8e56fd6fa0252bd15 | HISTSCI 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1104 | course\_8c5ce797eb98d44546d410a6 | HISTSCI 921 | SEMINAR-SPECIAL TOPICS | | 1104 | course\_e12d707daa419d6680ff3020 | HISTSCI 999 | INDEPENDENT WORK | | 1104 | course\_e72d5255fc3590f83c4dd955 | HISTSCI/MEDHIST 212 | BODIES, DISEASES, AND HEALERS: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY OF MEDICINE | | 1102 | course\_0fb362c8e56fd6fa0252bd15 | HISTSCI 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1094 | course\_03748088eb22f174f1be4f00 | HISTSCI 699 | DIRECTED STUDY | | 1094 | course\_e72d5255fc3590f83c4dd955 | HISTSCI/MEDHIST 212 | BODIES, DISEASES, AND HEALERS: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY OF MEDICINE | | 1092 | course\_f58a2befed3ba544f80bedc5 | HISTORY 283 | INTERMEDIATE HONORS SEMINAR-STUDIES IN HISTORY | | 1092 | course\_8dd0a42204e19c13a5e2f227 | HISTSCI 280 | HONORS SEMINAR: STUDIES IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, MEDICINE | | 1092 | course\_e12d707daa419d6680ff3020 | HISTSCI 999 | INDEPENDENT WORK | | 1084 | course\_e72d5255fc3590f83c4dd955 | HISTSCI/MEDHIST 212 | BODIES, DISEASES, AND HEALERS: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY OF MEDICINE | | 1074 | course\_8c5ce797eb98d44546d410a6 | HISTSCI 921 | SEMINAR-SPECIAL TOPICS | | 1074 | course\_e72d5255fc3590f83c4dd955 | HISTSCI/MEDHIST 212 | BODIES, DISEASES, AND HEALERS: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY OF MEDICINE | ## timeline | term | courses | | ---- | ------- | | 1074 | 2 | | 1084 | 1 | | 1092 | 3 | | 1094 | 2 | | 1102 | 1 | | 1104 | 3 | | 1122 | 2 | | 1124 | 1 | | 1132 | 1 | | 1134 | 2 | | 1142 | 2 | | 1144 | 4 | | 1152 | 3 | | 1162 | 2 | | 1164 | 2 | | 1172 | 3 | | 1174 | 4 | | 1182 | 2 | ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:02:13.364861+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI5MTI5NzE5", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1215640", "instructor_name": "Thomas Broman", "course_label": "HISTSCI212", "course_id": "HISTSCI/MEDHIST 212", "course_uid": "course_e72d5255fc3590f83c4dd955", "review_date": "2017-12-11 12:49:27 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Broman has been doing this for a while, and he has his lectures fine tuned. His class provides a good overview of medicine from the Hippocratic era to modern time, and it's interesting all the way. If you care to, you can get a whole new perspective and understanding from this class. If you don't, you can sneak through without much work.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1215640", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:02:13.364861+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI3ODI3NzYz", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1215640", "instructor_name": "Thomas Broman", "course_label": "HISTSCI212", "course_id": "HISTSCI/MEDHIST 212", "course_uid": "course_e72d5255fc3590f83c4dd955", "review_date": "2017-02-14 10:58:44 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Professor Broman is a great lecturer and is worth listening to, but his lectures are really more to supplement the extensive weekly readings. No exams, but a few essays that are focused on general concepts from lecture that require heavy evidence from the readings. Interesting class, good professor, depends on the TA experience.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1215640", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:02:13.364861+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI2OTQ3ODE0", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1215640", "instructor_name": "Thomas Broman", "course_label": "HISTSCI212", "course_id": "HISTSCI/MEDHIST 212", "course_uid": "course_e72d5255fc3590f83c4dd955", "review_date": "2016-08-31 23:38:31 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Professor Broman was super awesome! I loved the 212 lectures, but really hated the discussion/TA experience, which was no fault of Broman's. The class was pretty easy and super interesting. Paying attention in class is pretty important, but the readings are more of what they're looking for in the papers (which is actually super frustrating).", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1215640", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:02:13.364861+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI1OTYxOTI2", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1215640", "instructor_name": "Thomas Broman", "course_label": "HISTSCI212", "course_id": "HISTSCI/MEDHIST 212", "course_uid": "course_e72d5255fc3590f83c4dd955", "review_date": "2016-01-19 11:20:03 +0000 UTC", "comment": "I really enjoyed professor Broman's class. His lectures and most readings were interesting and insightful, however, you don't need to do most of the readings in order to write a good essay. I read most of them and the essays were straightforward. 3 essays, no final. Definitely recommend this class.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1215640", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:02:13.364861+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI1OTE3MDY2", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1215640", "instructor_name": "Thomas Broman", "course_label": "HISTSCI212", "course_id": "HISTSCI/MEDHIST 212", "course_uid": "course_e72d5255fc3590f83c4dd955", "review_date": "2016-01-11 11:13:38 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Professor was unhelpful in answering questions about essays. Readings assigned every week that are supposed to help in the essays, but I didn't read a single one and still got an A, so do what you will with that info. Interesting topics and lectures. 10/10 would recommend lol.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1215640", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:02:13.364861+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI1NzY0MTMz", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1215640", "instructor_name": "Thomas Broman", "course_label": "HISTSCI212", "course_id": "HISTSCI/MEDHIST 212", "course_uid": "course_e72d5255fc3590f83c4dd955", "review_date": "2015-12-18 17:39:51 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Professor Broman is definitely one of my favorite professors at UW. His lectures are fascinating and clear. I've gone to office hours just because he's an interesting person to talk to. The essays were graded fairly -- I wrote the first essay in a NyQuil fog and still got an AB (the TAs aren't heartless). Will take more classes with him for sure.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1215640", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 } ] ``` ### total 20 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ------------------- | | course\_e72d5255fc3590f83c4dd955 | HISTSCI/MEDHIST 212 | ### matched true ## social Image false