Offerings for Autumn 2024
The Healer’s Art (UCONJ 565)
The Healer’s Art course (UCONJ 565) encourages the cultivation of humanism, meaning, and interprofessional connection in healthcare. Through large and small groups, students co-create community alongside practicing clinician facilitators. Students practice self-reflection, curiosity, and generous listening. Explore themes of wholeness, grief, mystery, service, and courage within healthcare. The prerequisite for this course is enrollment in a health science professional training program. The course will run synchronously on Tuesday evenings, online, from 6:30-8:30 pm. Credit/no-credit only.
If you are interested or have questions about this course, please email Ashley McPeek at mcpeekas@uw.edu for add codes.
Introduction To Advocacy For The Health Professions (UCONJ 646)
Learn from advocacy and topic specific experts about fundamental elements of health advocacy. Develop hands-on skills for moving beyond witnessing health disparities to upstream action rooted in community-centered advocacy. The course will run synchronously on Tuesday evenings, online, from 5:30-6:50pm. Credit/no-credit only.
If you are interested or have questions about this course, please email Ellen Tan at ettan@uw.edu for add codes.
Many other elective courses are available at UW that provide opportunities for learning across professions. We encourage you to explore the UW courses available in schools such as public health, social work, medicine, and nursing as well as other UCONJ courses.
