Named for physician and humanitarian Dr. Leighton E. Cluff, the Undergraduate Humanities and Narrative Medicine Club is a great
opportunity to interact with fellow premedical students, medical students,
and physicians. If you are interested in leadership positions and are
interested in the humane aspects of medicine, understanding cultural
issues in healthcare, and in fostering the physician-patient relationship…
Come check us out!
We are a new club for undergraduates interested in the humane aspects
of medicine, medical training, and in fostering the physician-patient
relationship. The rigors of medical school selection and scientific
medical training encourage premedical and medical students to focus
on test taking, memorization, and scientific knowledge, and not necessarily
to address questions pertaining to the art of health care. In particular,
modern medical training tends not to address fully the importance of
patient relationships and the emotional and mental skills needed to
interact with patients. Premedical students thus can enter medical school
with a set of skills and a body of knowledge that may have little to
do with actual care of patients. This club will introduce premedical
students to issues that they will confront as physicians but will not
necessarily encounter in any formal fashion. There will be opportunities
for informal meetings as well as formal meetings and discussions based
on topical readings.
We have had well known speakers like Tod Chambers, Ph.D. and Rita
Charon, M.D.,Ph.D. at our meetings and will have other speakers from
the College of Medicine in the future.
The Undergraduate Humanities and Narrative Medicine Club is affiliated
with the University of Florida’s College of Medicine and the College
of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
To join list serv go to grove.ufl.edu/~umh
For more information contact:
Andrew Lee-andrew84@ufl.edu
or
Melissa Griffin at melsie82@hotmail.com
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