Medical History, Minor

Medical history is a specialized branch of the history of science that focuses on humanity’s eternal quest for health and wellness. This globally focused minor provides you with a greater understanding of the evolution of the medical professions with an emphasis on the development of therapeutic agents and their creators from pre-historic times to the present. This minor will help you sharpen your reading, writing, thinking, and observational skills and will challenge you to look at medicine from a humanistic, patient-centered point of view. In addition, you will gain confidence in the context and history of your chosen profession and how historical events will continue to shape its present and future. The observational, thinking, and analytical skills learned in this minor apply to multiple fields of employment including health care, public health, global health, public policy, health education to name just a few.