Required Texts
Camus, Albert. The Plague. Translated by Robin Buss. London, UK: Allen Lane, 2001. ISBN: 9780713995978.
Kleinman, Arthur. Illness Narratives. New York, NY: Basic Books, 1988. ISBN: 9780465032020.
Hippocrates. Hippocratic Writings. Edited by G. E. R. Lloyd. Harmondsworth, NY: Penguin, 1978. ISBN: 9780140400311.
Pence, Gregory. Classic Cases in Medical Ethics. Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill, 2003. ISBN: 9780072829358.
Solomon, Andrew. The Noonday Demon. New York, NY: Scribner, 2001. ISBN: 9780684854663.
Readings by Class Session
| SES # | TOPICS | READINGS |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Discussion of Hippocratic Writings | Hippocratic Writings. |
| 2 | Discussion of Hippocratic Writings (cont.) | Hippocratic Writings. |
| 3 | Peer Review | |
| 4 | Discussion of Hippocratic Writings (cont.) | Hippocratic Writings. |
| 5 | Discussion of Medical Ethics | Medical Ethics. pp. 1-28. |
| 6 | Library Visit | |
| 7 | Discussion of Medical Ethics: Comas | "Comas." In Medical Ethics. |
| 8 | Discussion of Medical Ethics: Requests to Die | "Requests to Die." In Medical Ethics. |
| 9 | Discussion of Medical Ethics: Human Subjects | "Human Subjects." In Medical Ethics. |
| 10 | Peer Review | |
| 11 | No Class (Go! To! The! Library!) | |
| 12 | Discussion of Illness Narratives | Illness Narratives. pp. 1-99. |
| 13 | Discussion of Illness Narratives (cont.) | Illness Narratives. pp. 100-193. |
| 14 | Discussion of Noonday Demon | Noonday Demon. pp. 11-172. |
| 15 | Discussion of Noonday Demon (cont.) | Noonday Demon. pp. 285-444. |
| 16 | Illness Narrative and Noonday Demon discussed together | |
| 17 | Research Clinic - Bring in your Problems Oral Presentation Techniques Discussed | |
| 18 | Peer review | |
| 19 | Prof. Ann Jurecic Visits | |
| 20 | Discussion of The Plague | The Plague. |
| 21 | Discussion of The Plague (cont.) | The Plague. |
| 22-24 | Presentations |