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Spring 2013 English BC3147 section 001
INTRO TO NARRATIVE: MEDICINE
INTRO TO NARRATIVE MEDICINE

Call Number 01084
Day & Time
Location
T 11:00am-12:50pm
405 Barnard Hall
Points 4
Approvals Required Instructor
Instructors Rory Jones
Charlotte M Friedman
Type SEMINAR
Course Description Prerequisites: Enrollment limited to 15 students. Sign-up with the English Department is required. Registering for the course only through eBear or SSOL will NOT ensure your enrollment. The date and time that sign-up sheets go up is listed on the English Dept.'s Announcements Page: http://english.barnard.edu/course-information/news-center Narrative Medicine was designed to give doctors and healthcare professionals a more profound understanding of, and empathy for, the experience of illness. It teaches how to listen and what to listen for. While the skills developed are directly applicable to the practice of medicine, they are also important in any field in which human relationships are central: business, law, architecture, social work, and the creative arts. The practice of narrative medicine calls for a rigorous integration of intellect and emotion that helps to develop a heightened awareness of self and others. It is productive - in that its application in the "outside world" is continually called out. It is generative - by developing the capacity to articulate self-knowledge and consciousness of others, personal and professional relationships are changed and the desire in others for the same is catalyzed. Narrative Medicine utilizes both didactic and experiential methodology to build a practical set of narrative competencies and skills. Correlations are consistently made to the practice of medicine in an effort to connect the work of the class to their science-based studies and to their future careers. The mix of students-undergraduate premed and humanities majors-creates a rich variety of perspectives in the classroom that is often missing for students focused on purely scientific or humanities curriculums. Additionally, Narrative Medicine offers the intersection of many disciplines including literature, philosophy, ethics, psychology, creative writing, anthropology and the sciences.
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Department English @Barnard
Enrollment 9 students as of 12:21AM Saturday, May 18, 2013
Subject English
Number BC3147
Section 001
Division Barnard College
Open To Barnard, Columbia College, Engineering and Applied Science, General Studies, Graduate School of Arts and Science
Campus Barnard College
Note SIGN 4TH FL BARNARD HALL STARTING 11/8, 8:30AM
Section key 20131ENGL3147X001

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