Humanities in Medicine is a charter department in the College of Medicine. The tasks of this department include:

• to educate first and second year students in the basic ethical and social questions confronting the contemporary physician
• to acquaint the student with works in the history of medicine, social medicine and literature as related to medicine
• to integrate ethical and social concerns with the accompanying basic sciences curricula
• to provide sustenance for students with regard to the developing relationship between scientific, technological and humanistic learning in the making of a physician
• to stress the complex interpersonal, social, legal and political factors in the physician-patient relationship; and to increase tolerance of differing values in order to reduce prejudice in health care delivery

Courses are required in Humanities in Medicine during the first and second years and in medical jurisprudence in the fourth year. Electives are also offered during the first, second and fourth years. Symposia, workshops and seminars with visiting speakers are available to first and second year students. Occasional programs are arranged for students in their third and fourth years at Temple.

Humanities in Medicine periodically invites outstanding medical humanists with national/international reputations to the College of Medicine to speak with the medical students.

Students are encouraged to visit with faculty members. Members of the department view their mission as one of helping.

102 Reynolds Medical Building
College Station, TX 77843-1114
Phone: 979-845-0755
Fax: 979-845-8634
E-mail: Evelyn R. Francis, Administrative Assistant