History of American Medicine & Public Health ((4 Credits))

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This advanced study explores the history of American medicine and public health from colonial times to the present. Topics include early American epidemics such as smallpox, colonial medicine, midwifery, the professionalization of medicine in America, 19th century health reform, the Civil War, modern medicine and the welfare state, biomedical research, vaccines, 20th century epidemics such as AIDS, and many other topics. Students read primary documents and scholarly articles, and write scholarly essays. Students must possess advanced college level research and writing skills to succeed in this course.