Technological advances change the face of health care at a seemingly exponential rate resulting in increasing debate concerning how medicine is practiced, opening exciting new areas of study and careers in medicine, and reforming the training of future physicians. Experts in humanities and social sciences are increasingly interested in issues related to health care, and new careers are opening up in fields as diverse as medical ethics, health care law, and medical journalism. At the same time, medical schools are looking for students with greater exposure to the liberal arts.
Hiram's Biomedical Humanities program supports the College's mission to develop students who are "intellectually alive, socially responsible, ethical citizens." This is a goal-oriented curriculum designed to help students develop skills required in a variety of careers in health care. It includes a science core necessary for understanding human biology and introduces students to issues relating to ethics, diversity, and community service. Taken together, these areas of study form the basis of an emerging field of study. It will serve students interested in deciding the future of health care as well as those students interested in becoming practicing physicians.
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