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2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
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2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

HIST 1200 - History of Health and Medicine in the United States

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This course introduces students to the historical context and development of important themes relevant to the medical profession, including disease categorization and stigmatization, medical education, and the professionalization of medicine in America. Although focused on the U.S., topics will enable students to understand health and medicine in a global context. Students will examine the political and constitutional implications upon the medical practices at the state and national levels within the United States. Students will read literature that will lay the historical foundation for their field with profession-relevant themes.