MDD 5111 Social and Spiritual Foundations of Health 1A

2 Hours

This course is the first in a longitudinal series connecting medical ethics, spirituality, health systems science, health equity, advocacy, literacy, education, and anti-racism (HEALER) to the student experience in didactic and experiential settings. Students explore societal and spiritual dimensions impacting patient health to facilitate moral formation of physicians who utilize a whole-person approach to medicine. Students apply ethical and spiritual principles to the practice of medicine to cultivate virtuous medical practice and evaluate clinical ethical dilemmas. Students reflect on clinical experiences to identify how their cultural beliefs and practice affect how they relate and provide care to diverse patient populations.