ANTH 305 - Medical Anthropology

Units: 3

General survey of medical anthropology including the study of specific medical cultures, ethnomedicine, ethnobotany, medical concepts and treatments, illness causation, etiology, diagnostic methods, prognosis, treatment practices, health care delivery systems, patient-provider relationship, cross-cultural medicine, and the organization of health care systems. Includes examination of the role of medical anthropology in cross-cultural medicine.