Narrative Practice Related Degree and Certificate Programs

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UNITED STATES

Baylor University – Medical Humanities
https://medicine.yale.edu/humanitiesinmedicine/

Boston University School of Medicine - Medical Humanities Program
https://www.bumc.bu.edu/camed/student-affairs/student-life/student-life-student-life-enrichment-groups/medical-humanities/

Brown University - Program in Liberal Medical Education (PLME) with a focus on medical humanities
https://admission.brown.edu/plme

Case Western Reserve School of Medicine
https://case.edu/medicine/bioethics/education/masters-degree-programs

Collegium Institute – Medical Humanities
https://collegiuminstitute.org/medical-humanities

Columbia University - Institute for Comparative Literature and Society (Medicine, Literature, and Society Program)
https://icls.columbia.edu/initiatives/humanities-connections-medicine-literature-and-society/

Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine – Health and Humanities Scholars
https://geiselmed.dartmouth.edu/students/programs/health-humanities/

Drew University – Medical Humanities, Health and Society
https://drew.edu/academics/medical-humanities-health-and-society-ma-dmh/

Drexel University – Medical Humanities Program
https://drexel.edu/medicine/academics/md-program/scholars-programs/medical-humanities/
https://catalog.drexel.edu/undergraduate/collegeofartsandsciences/healthandmedicalhumanitiescert/index.html

Duke University
https://medschool.duke.edu/education/health-professions-education-programs/doctor-medicine-md-program/curriculum/third-year-20

East Carolina University – Humanities and Basic Science Curriculum
https://bioethics.ecu.edu/curriculum/humanities-basic-medical-sciences/

Emory University - Center for Ethics
https://www.ethics.emory.edu/

Georgetown University - Medical Humanities Initiative
https://medicalhumanities.georgetown.edu/

Harvard Medical School - Center for Bioethics
https://bioethics.hms.harvard.edu/about-us

Johns Hopkins University - Program in Medicine, Science, and the Humanities
https://krieger.jhu.edu/msh/

Mellon Foundation
https://www.mellon.org/mission

New York University – Division of Medical Humanities
https://med.nyu.edu/departments-institutes/medicine/divisions/medical-humanities/

Nova Southeastern University – Halmos College of Arts and Sciences
https://hcas.nova.edu/humanities/medical-humanities.html

Pennsylvania State University – Health Humanities
https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/abington/health-humanities-ba/

Stanford University - Center for Biomedical Ethics
https://med.stanford.edu/bioethics/about.html?tab=proxy

University of Arizona - Medical Humanities Program
https://phoenixmed.arizona.edu/bioethics/narrative-medicine

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Medical Humanities Program
https://epic.ucla.edu/initiatives/ste/medical-humanities/

University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) – Center for Health Humanities
https://centerforhealthhumanities.ucsf.edu/

University of Chicago - Medicine and the Humanities
https://chess.uchicago.edu/training-and-education/undergraduates/mesh/

University of Michigan - Medical Humanities Program
https://medschool.umich.edu/programs-admissions/md-program/md-curriculum/impact-curriculum/paths-excellence/paths-excellence-medical-humanities

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Medical Humanities Program
https://www.med.unc.edu/md/curriculum/primary-care-programs-and-scholarly-tracks/scholarly-concentration-program/humanities-and-social-sciences

University of Pennsylvania
https://www.english.upenn.edu/people/faculty/interests/medical-humanities

University of Pittsburgh - Center for Bioethics and Health Law
https://bioethics.pitt.edu/

University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston - Institute for the Medical Humanities
https://www.utmb.edu/ibhh

University of Virginia - Medical Humanities Program
https://med.virginia.edu/biomedical-ethics/

Wake Forest University - Humanities Institute
https://humanitiesinstitute.wfu/edu/narrative-medicine

Wake Forest Humanities Institute offers the “Narrative Medicine: The Story, Health, & Healing Initiative,” bringing together faculty, students, healthcare professionals, scholars, writers, and artists at Wake Forest University and the broader community to critically examine, teach, and reflect on the principles and practice of Narrative Medicine.

Wilson College – Healthcare and Humanities Program
https://hcas.nova.edu/humanities/medical-humanities.html

Yale School of Medicine – Program for Medical Humanities in Medicine
https://medicine.yale.edu/humanitiesinmedicine/

York College of Pennsylvania
https://www.ycp.edu/academics/school-of-the-arts-communication-and-global-studies/programs/medical-humanities/

CANADA

University of Toronto - Health, Arts, and Humanities Program
https://meded.temertymedicine.utoronto.ca/health-arts-humanities

McGill University - Offers a Medical Humanities Option within their Faculty of Medicine, allowing medical students to explore humanities topics.
https://www.mcgill.ca/biomedicalethicsunit/

Dalhousie University - Offers courses in medical humanities and bioethics through its Bioethics Program.
https://medicine.dal.ca/departments/core-units/cpd/programs/humanities.html

University of British Columbia - Offers courses in medical humanities, ethics, and related fields as part of its Faculty of Medicine.
https://ches.med.ubc.ca/research/research-themes/arts-humanities/

University of Alberta - Offers courses in medical humanities through its Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry.
https://www.ualberta.ca/medicine/programs/ahhm/events.html

University of Calgary - Offers courses in medical humanities and ethics as part of its Cumming School of Medicine.
https://www.ucalgary.ca/groups/health-humanities

Queen's University - Offers courses in bioethics and medical humanities through its Faculty of Health Sciences.
https://healthsci.queensu.ca/opdes/faculty-development/programs/humanity-healthcare

University of Manitoba - Offers courses in medical humanities and bioethics through its Max Rady College of Medicine.
https://umanitoba.ca/health-sciences/programs-of-study/alan-klass-program-health-humanities

Memorial University of Newfoundland - Offers courses in medical humanities as part of its Faculty of Medicine.
https://www.mun.ca/medicine/chh/

Simon Fraser University - Offers a Health and Humanities Minor program that allows students to explore topics in medical humanities.
https://www.sfu.ca/fhs.html

UK

King's College London - Centre for the Humanities and Health
https://www.kcl.ac.uk/research/the-centre-for-the-humanities-and-health

University of Edinburgh - Medical Humanities Research Centre
https://www.iash.ed.ac.uk/medical-humanities

University of Bristol – Centre for Health, Humanities and Science
https://www.bristol.ac.uk/arts/research/research-centres/health-humanities-science/

University of Glasgow: Offers a Medical Humanities Unit and a Medical Humanities Research Network Scotland. These focus on the relationship between health, medicine, and the humanities.
https://amh.ac.uk/resources/uk-based-university-medical-humanities-provision/

University of Kent: Provides an MA in Medical Humanities through its School of English and a Centre for the History of Medicine, Ethics, and Medical Humanities via its School of History.
https://www.kent.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/3/medical-humanities#overview

University of Leeds: Leeds University Faculty of Arts hosts the Leeds Centre for Medical Humanities, focusing on the intersection of medicine and the humanities.
https://courses.leeds.ac.uk/g601/biomedical-and-healthcare-ethics-ba

University of Leicester: Home to The Centre for Medical Humanities, this program explores the broader aspects of health and illness beyond the clinical perspective.
https://le.ac.uk/cssah

Imperial College London: Offers an Intercalated BSc in Humanities, Philosophy, and Law, integrating medical studies with broader humanities disciplines.
https://www.imperial.ac.uk/medicine/study/undergraduate/intercalated-bsc-programme/humanities-philosophy-and-law/

University of Nottingham: Hosts the International Health Humanities Network, fostering a global perspective on the intersection of health and the humanities.
https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/research/groups/mental-health/health-humanities/index.aspx

University of Oxford: The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities (TORCH) provides a program focusing on Medicine, Science, and the Humanities, exploring the interplay between these fields.
https://torch.ox.ac.uk/

University of Plymouth: Offers a comprehensive program in medical and dental humanities, integrating these fields into their broader curriculum.
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/about-us/university-structure/faculties/health/teaching-and-learning-resources/how-to-get-involved

University of Sheffield: Hosts Medical Humanities Sheffield (MHS), focusing on the interrelation between medicine and humanities disciplines.
https://medical-humanities.sites.sheffield.ac.uk/

University of Southampton: Features a Medical Humanities Student Selected Unit, allowing students to explore medical topics from a humanities perspective.
https://www.southampton.ac.uk/cmhh/index.page

Swansea University: Offers a program in Health Humanities, focusing on a comprehensive understanding of health and well-being.
https://www.swansea.ac.uk/arts-and-humanities/arts-and-humanities-research/arts-and-humanities-research-centres-and-groups/medical-humanities-research-centre-mhrc/

University of Warwick: Renowned for its research in medical humanities, particularly through its Centre for the History of Medicine, which has been influential in shaping public debate and medical policy.
https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fac/cim/news/performanceandthemedicalhumanities/