Students can register directly on OASIS for the following electives.

Physicians as Health Activists: 370-709

(For UW M1 & M2 students only)

The course will consist of ten two-hour sessions. Students will be expected to attend a total of 16 hours of course sessions for one credit. The sessions will consist of two hour contiguous sessions with a break between hours. The two hours of each session will be related. The course is designed to inform medical students regarding the activism that physicians have been involved with in their careers by sharing personal experiences. In addition, the students will gain information regarding physician activism in a variety of areas. The sessions are structured to provide information, to provide ways that students can involve themselves in issues and to provide skills in a variety of areas.
Instructor: Jeff Patterson, DO and others.

Healers Art: Course # 370-711

(For UW M1 & M2 students only)

This course, created by Dr. Rachel Remen, helps you rediscover how personal values, strengths and experiences can become instruments for healing ourselves and others. Learn how loss can lead you to self care and compassion. Appreciate the uncertainty and mystery of life, and connect to your commitment to service. Tools for self care will be utilized. Healing ourselves and others will be explored. Large and small group interactive sessions foster a safe, noncompetitive environment for exploring the medical role of care and compassion. Instructors: Lucille Marchand, MD and others.

Health Care in Diverse Communities: Course # 370-712

(For all medical students and other health sciences students)

Introduction to issues that we, as health care professionals, will face entering practice in increasingly diverse communities. The class brings together students from all of the health science schools, patients, community members, and health care workers to discuss the experiences of people from different backgrounds, especially as these experiences apply to health care interactions. While the class is in no way a complete or thorough look at "cultural competency," "cultural sensitivity" or "cultural humility," we hope it will provoke an awareness of the importance of these concepts in clinical practice. Instructor: Kirsten Rindfleisch, MD.