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Social Studies of Medicine (SSMD)

Social Studies of Medicine (SSMD)

Location

Location

  • Department of Social Studies of Medicine
  • 3647 Peel Street, 2nd Floor
  • Montreal QC H3A 1X1
  • Telephone: 514-398-6033
  • Fax: 514-398-1498
  • Email: ssom [at] mcgill.ca
  • Website: www.mcgill.ca/ssom

About Social Studies of Medicine

About Social Studies of Medicine

The Minor Concentration in Social Studies of Medicine is an interdisciplinary concentration of courses designed to address the needs of:

  1. undergraduates preparing for one of the health professions, and
  2. social sciences and humanities undergraduates who want to gain a broader interdisciplinary understanding of medicine and health issues.

The Minor Concentration in Social Studies of Medicine presents medicine as a complex network of institutions, cultures, and political relations embedded in the institutions, cultures, and political relations of the larger society. Courses are divided into three groups: History of Medicine, Anthropology of Medicine, and Sociology of Medicine.

The Minor Concentration consists of 18 credits. Students are required to take 6 credits from each of the three groups.

Note: No overlap is permitted with courses counting toward the student's Major Concentration.
Programs, Courses and University Regulations—2015-2016 (last updated Aug. 6, 2015) (disclaimer)

Social Studies of Medicine (SSMD) Faculty

Social Studies of Medicine (SSMD) Faculty

Chair
Alberto Cambrosio
Emeritus Professor
Margaret Lock; B.Sc.(Leeds), M.A., Ph.D.(Calif., Berk.) (Marjorie Bronfman Professor in Social Studies in Medicine)
Professors
Alberto Cambrosio; M.Env.(Sher.), Ph.D.(Montr.)
Thomas Schlich; M.D.(Marburg), Ph.D.(Freiburg) (James Â鶹AV Professor)
Andrea Tone; B.A.(Qu.), M.A., Ph.D.(Emory) (Canada Research Chair in the Social History of Medicine)
George Weisz; M.A., Ph.D.(SUNY), Dr. 3rd Cy.(Paris) (Cotton-Hannah Professor of the History of Medicine)
Allan Young; M.A.(Wash.), B.A., Ph.D.(Penn.) (Marjorie Bronfman Professor in Social Studies in Medicine)
Associate Professors
Jonathan Kimmelman; M.A., Ph.D.(Yale) (Biomedical Ethics Unit)
Nicholas King; M.A., Ph.D.(Harv.) (Biomedical Ethics Unit)
Faith Wallis; M.A., M.L.S.(McG.), Ph.D.(Tor.)
Assistant Professor
Jennifer Fishman; M.A.(Calif., Irvine), Ph.D.(Calif.) (Biomedical Ethics Unit)
Tobias Rees; M.A.(Tübingen), Ph.D.(Calif., Berk.)
Programs, Courses and University Regulations—2015-2016 (last updated Aug. 6, 2015) (disclaimer)

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Minor Concentration Social Studies of Medicine (18 credits)

The Minor Concentration in Social Studies of Medicine presents as a complex network of institutions, cultures, and political relations embedded in the institutions, cultures and political relations of the larger society. Courses are divided into three groups: History of Medicine, Anthropology of Medicine, and Sociology of Medicine. The Minor consists of 18 credits....

For more information, see Minor Concentration Social Studies of Medicine (18 credits).

Faculty of Arts—2015-2016 (last updated Aug. 6, 2015) (disclaimer)
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