Board of Health examination of applicant for working papers to see that he is physically able to work, 1913. (Image courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division [reproduction number, LC-USZ62-62799 (b&w film copy negative)].)
Instructor(s)
Prof. Anthony Lioi
MIT Course Number
21W.746
As Taught In
Spring 2005
Level
Undergraduate
Course Description
Course Features
Course Description
This course is designed to explore the human side of medicine: the nature of the physician's identity and obligations; the history and philosophy of the Western medical tradition; the experience of being ill and being a patient; and the challenges of medical ethics. The writing in this class is therefore conceived as an instrument of exploration, and is an integral part of the class's activities.