This course is outside the required curriculum, and no student may use this course to leave from, or reduce, the required time of any other course.

*Meets in person Feb - Mar (5 sessions) on Wednesday evenings from 6:30 - 9:30 pm

2023 dates
Feb 1; Feb 8; Feb 15; Feb 22; Mar 1

Attendance at ALL sessions is mandatory. Absence from a session will be handled at the discretion of the course director and may be grounds for withdrawal from the course.

The Healer's Art is an elective course designed to address the "hidden curriculum" in medical school by identifying, strengthening, and cultivating the human dimensions of the practice of medicine. It was developed twelve years ago by Rachel Remen, M.D. at UCSF and has now been successfully replicated at other medical schools. This course adds a unique experience and approach to the professionalism curriculum.

As a whole, the course covers a spectrum of emotional aspects in medicine, and with every meeting, each participant is allowed to share and reflect upon his or her own personal experiences. In each of the sessions, the reflections require a general openness and a willingness to participate and share personal experiences. There is no textbook or assigned reading for the course; gift books and a reader are given out at the last session.