Implementing a core competency and minor in health and medical humanities [baldwin wallace university (BW) in berea, OH, will implement a core competency and minor in health and medical humanities,…

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded Baldwin Wallace University $149,982 under the Promotion of the Humanities Teaching and Learning Resources and Curriculum Development program (CFDA 45.162) on August 1, 2025, for implementation of a core competency and minor in Health and Medical Humanities. The three-year project, which concludes July 31, 2028, builds upon a successful NEH Connections planning grant completed in 2023–24 and leverages the university's proximity to Cleveland's extensive healthcare network to develop curricula, courses, and experiential learning opportunities in health and medical humanities accessible to students across multiple disciplines.

The initiative will establish a core competency in Health and Medical Humanities integrated into Baldwin Wallace University's new core curriculum, available to all undergraduate students, and a specialized minor program grounded in humanistic learning outcomes designed to appeal to majors in humanities, health sciences, natural sciences, nursing, and business. Deliverables will include new and revised courses, development of student-centered programming, and partnerships with external regional healthcare institutions to create applied learning experiences that advance understanding of the humanities' role in health and medical contexts.

Implementing a core competency and minor in health and medical humanities [baldwin wallace university (BW) in berea, OH, will implement a core competency and minor in health and medical humanities, building upon the success of its NEH connections planning grant in 2023-24. Our innovative plan for a core competency area in health and medical humanities builds upon our new core curriculum, making this competency attainable for all students. The minor, which expands upon the core competency, will be founded upon humanistic learning outcomes and is designed to appeal to majors in the humanities, health sciences, natural sciences, nursing, and business. BW, which was founded in 1845 upon the values of social justice and the liberal arts, is located minutes away from the healthcare mecca of cleveland, allowing US to draw upon our extensive external partners in the region to develop exciting programming and experiential learning opportunities for students.]