The patient's story will come to you
Like hunger, like thirst

- John Stone, M.D., physician-poet

What Is The Program In Medical Humanities And Arts At UCI?

What's New/Upcoming Events
Announcements of new developments, upcoming lectures, programs, and activities at UCI-COM, as well as notifications about changes to ongoing medical humanities courses and components.

Course Descriptions
Descriptions of courses and components in the medical humanities and arts offered at UCI-COM, from undergraduate to residency training and faculty development.

Faculty Profiles
Brief biographical sketches of UCI-COM faculty interested in the uses of literature and the arts in medical education.

Educational Projects
And Programs
Examples of educational projects and programs incorporating literary, visual, and performing arts to stimulate reflection and dialogue about the doctor-patient relationship and the experience of illness.

Presentations
Lectures and presentations relating to literature and/or art and medicine.

Plexus Online
An online version of the UCI-COM Journal of the Arts and Humanities, a collection of original writing, photography, and artwork by members of the UCI-COM community.

Links And Resources
Selected bibliography in medical humanities and arts and links to other useful sites relating to medical humanities and arts.



We gratefully acknowledge the support of Health Resources and
Services Administration Establishment of Departments of Family Medicine
Grant #PE 10152-04 in providing funds for the development of this website.

The contents of this website are solely the responsibility of Johanna Shapiro, Ph.D.
and do not necessarily represent the official views of the
Health Resources and Services Administration, Bureau of Health Professions.



Any Problems, Comments, Or Suggestions?
Email Dr. Johanna Shapiro (jfshapir@uci.edu)
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