Medical Humanities Summer School 2021
The Medical Humanities Summer School 2021 brought together eighteen school and undergraduate students from the UK and the USA for an interactive online experience from Monday 12 to Friday 16 July 2021.
Oxford’s top academics introduced the interface between clinical medicine and narrative, philosophy, law, ethics, gender studies, hierarchies, history (including history of the emotions), art history, theatre (body language; spatial dynamics), theology, management, observation (visual and linguistic), compassion, and boundaries.
| Date | Overview |
|---|---|
Monday 12 July | Day 1: On Observation, interpretation, communication 12:30 to 13:00 14:00 to 15:30 (90-minute session in one continuous unit as follows) 15:30 to 16:00: Long refreshment break 16:00 to 16:45 16:45 to 17:00: Short refreshment break 17:00 to 18:00 |
Tuesday 13 July | Day 2: Professionalism 12:30 to 13:00 13:00 to 14:00 14:00 to 14:45 14:45 to 15:15 15:15 to 16:00 16:00 to 16:30 16:30 to 17:15 |
Wednesday 14 July | Day 3: Values 12:30 to 13:00 13:00 to 14:00 14:00 to 15:00 15:00 to 15:30: Long refreshment break 15:30 to 16:15 16:15 to 16:30 16:30 to 17:00 17:00 to 17:15 17:15 to 18:00 |
Thursday 15 July | Day 4: Ethical issues 12:30 to 13:00 13:00 to 14:00 14:00 to 15:00 15:00 to 15:30 15:30 to 16:30 16:30 to 17:00 17:00 to 18:00 |
Friday 16 July | Day 5: The global 12:30 to 13:00 13:00 to 14:00 14:00 to 15:00 15:00 to 15:30 15:30 to 16:30 16:30 to 17:00 17:00 to 18:00 18:00 to 18:10 18:10 to 18:30 |
View the full Medical Humanities Summer School 2021 programme (PDF), including further information on each session, guest speakers and more.
More information: gtcmdlit@gtc.ox.ac.uk
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