Project Grant AKA28580122

Award Date 6/1/22
Completion Date 10/31/23
Dollars Obligated $105K
Federal Grant Program
45.162
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
Pennsylvania, USA
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HEALTH HUMANITIES FOR PRE-HEALTH UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION [IN 2020, THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MEDICAL COLLEGES PUBLISHED THE FUNDAMENTAL ROLE OF ARTS & HUMANITIES IN MEDICAL EDUCATION PROVIDING GUIDELINES FOR MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS TO INCLUDE THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES AS A WAY OF GAINING ESSENTIAL AND TRANSFERABLE SKILLS IN CRITICAL THINKING, OBSERVATION, SOCIAL CONTEXT, AND EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE & EMPATHY. MEDICAL SCHOOLS ARE LOOKING FOR APPLICANTS WHO HAVE UG HEALTH HUMANITIES EXPERIENCE, AND AS A RESULT, BACCALAUREATE HEALTH HUMANITIES PROGRAMS IN THE US & CANADA HAVE EXPLODED OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS. SEE CASE WESTERN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE'S STUDY; HEALTH HUMANITIES BACCALAUREATE PROGRAMS IN THE US & CANADA (2021). WE BELIEVE THE PRE-HEALTH PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM AT LA SALLE WOULD BENEFIT FROM A MINOR OR CORE CONCENTRATION IN HEALTH HUMANITIES. WE PLAN TO DRAW ON EXISTING FACULTY STRENGTHS TO CREATE AN INTERDISCIPLINARY, DYNAMIC, AND EXPERIENTIAL CURRICULAR PATH FOR OUR STUDENTS TO BETTER PREPARE THEM TO MEET THE NEEDS OF FUTURE EMPLOYERS]

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