Program in Medicine and Society
This program theme is led by Dr. Ray De Vries. Research that falls within this programmatic area includes topics such as- social and cultural aspects of disease and illness
- social organization of medical care
- medical and premedical education
- childbirth and reproductive technologies
- women in medicine and health care
- complementary and alternative medicine
- cultural and social dimensions of bioethics
- social ecology of health care
- faith, healing, and medicine
- integrity in medical research
- globalization of bioethics
Please view specific research projects and papers in the Clinical Topics, Communication and Education, and Health Disparities research areas.