From Kafka to Casualty: doctors and medicine in popular culture and the arts— a special studies module
Medical HumanitiesPublished 1 December 2001Open access
Brian Glasser
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The content and teaching methods of a two-week medical humanities special studies module (SSM) taken by third-year students at the Royal Free & University College Medical School are described and reflected on.
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This paper describes and reflects on the content and teaching methods of a two-week medical humanities special studies module (SSM) taken by third-year students at the Royal Free & University College Medical School. It aims to add to the common pool of knowledge, and will be of use to people who are considering setting up something similar.
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