Humanities

Open to all RVU programs: This course is designed to stimulate robust discussion and examination of human emotion surrounding illness and how non-clinical forces impact the medical system experience. Students are encouraged to participate in discussion and reflection on their own experiences as well as those of their peers using graphic novels as the springboard. This course has four different sections, so it is fresh every time it is offered. 

Open to all RVU programs, this course seeks to examine the role of doctors, patients, diseases and society’s reaction to them over time and asks how medicine, disease and health have been motors for change. Each session encourages its participants to understand how contemporary medicine differs from, but is indelibly marked by its past. It is only available in Colorado at this time. 

Open to all RVU programs, this course will use film as a medium for discussion of ethical, humanitarian, and professional topics relevant to healthcare professionals. It is only available in Colorado at this time. 

Research, Education, Academic, Leadership (REAL) Medicine Fundamentals I: Critical Appraisal of Literature course is designed to teach students valuable literature appraisal techniques to keep up with research developments in your field. These skills include being able to quickly discern an article’s probable impact and value.