{"id":229,"date":"2019-02-15T07:11:20","date_gmt":"2019-02-15T16:41:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tonahangen.com\/wsc\/hi290\/?p=229"},"modified":"2019-02-26T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-02-27T00:30:00","slug":"unit-2-professionalism-science-and-society","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.tonahangen.com\/wsc\/hi290\/unit-2-professionalism-science-and-society\/","title":{"rendered":"Unit 2: Professionalism, Science and Society"},"content":{"rendered":"

In Unit 2, we move from the face-to-face world of “social healers” and few scientifically-based opportunities for medical training to the beginnings of medical professionalism and modern scientific theories and concepts.<\/p>\n

Here’s how things look for the next few weeks, up to Spring Break (weather permitting).<\/p>\n

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For Wednesday, Feb 20<\/strong> read the essay from The Birth of the Clinic<\/em> by French philosopher Michel Foucault (Course Reader). Fair warning: it’s challenging reading, so set aside time to really read it closely, probably several times over.<\/p>\n

I’ve also included in the Course Reader my own “Cliff Notes” (Ok, “Hangen Notes”) to the Foucault reading, to help you read your way through it. A<\/a>lso<\/a>, this movie clip from the 1993 Harrison Ford film The Fugitive<\/em> applies – I mention it in my notes.<\/p>\n