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IMSP 502S Medicine and Society 3.0 Credits
IMS, MBS, and MMS program students take a Medicine & Society course in medical ethics. Issues having a broad social, ethical, and economic impact are selected for review and discussion. These include major research breakthroughs and technological innovations, ethical consideration of biomedical research, major ethical issues related to medicine, medical care delivery systems and their socio-economic impact, demographic changes in U.S. populations, world health issues, social expectations for health care professionals and related subjects. In a lecture format with small and large group discussions, students are presented topics relating to current issues that have a broad impact in the health sciences and health professions.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit