| AC-50204-14 | Education Programs: Humanities Initiatives at Hispanic-Serving Institutions | Regents of the University of California, Riverside | Narrative in Tandem: Creating New Medical and Health Humanities Programs | 1/1/2014 - 12/31/2016 | $100,000.00 | Juliet | M. | McMullin | | | | Regents of the University of California, Riverside | Riverside | CA | 92521-0001 | USA | 2013 | Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | Humanities Initiatives at Hispanic-Serving Institutions | Education Programs | 100000 | 0 | 99300 | 0 | A two-year interdisciplinary project that would contribute to the development of a new program in health humanities at a newly established medical school.
Narrative in Tandem is organized around examining narrative in the humanities and medicine through three approaches of conveying, expressing, and understanding "the symptom." "The symptom" is defined to include both medical and social conditions impacting health experiences from patient/provider to connections with individuals and communities not physically present in the encounter. Over the course of two years, participants from disciplines in the humanities, social sciences, and medicine will explore these issues through intersecting activities designed to: 1) contribute to knowledge of narrative in health and medicine; 2) develop narrative skills, including course syllabi and activities that can be applied in humanities and medical education; 3) compile seminar discussions to contribute to a larger strategy about integrating humanities and medicine; and 4) lay the groundwork for establishing a vibrant health humanities program at UCR. |