Jones Anne Hudson, Carson Ronald A
Institute for the Medical Humanities, The University of Texas Medical Branch, University Boulvard, Galveston, TX 77555-1311, USA.
Acad Med. 2003 Oct;78(10):1006-9. doi: 10.1097/00001888-200310000-00013.
The Institute for the Medical Humanities of the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB) was established in June 1973 to ensure that humanities teaching and research became an integral part of the education of future scientists and health-care professionals at UTMB. The multidisciplinary faculty of the Institute-who currently represent the disciplines of art, drama, history, law, literature, philosophy, and religious studies-teach in all four years of the undergraduate medical curriculum as well as in various residency programs. In addition to its focus on students and residents in the School of Medicine, the Institute has a vibrant graduate program in medical humanities with several joint degree options, including an MD/MA and an MD/PhD program, and the Institute has always included the School of Nursing, the School of Allied Health Sciences, and the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences in its activities. After 30 years, the Institute's commitment to health-professional education remains strong and enduring. Challenged by major curriculum reform in the School of Medicine and increasingly tight state budgets, Institute faculty members look forward to continued collaboration with their basic science and clinical colleagues to improve our evolving curriculum and to seek research funding from external sources.
加尔维斯顿德克萨斯大学医学分校（UTMB）的医学人文学院成立于1973年6月，旨在确保人文教学与研究成为UTMB未来科学家和医疗保健专业人员教育的一个组成部分。该学院的多学科教员——目前涵盖艺术、戏剧、历史、法律、文学、哲学和宗教研究等学科——在本科医学课程的四年以及各种住院医师项目中授课。除了专注于医学院的学生和住院医师外，该学院还拥有一个充满活力的医学人文学科研究生项目，提供多个联合学位选项，包括医学博士/文学硕士和医学博士/哲学博士项目，并且该学院的活动一直涵盖护理学院、联合健康科学学院和生物医学科学研究生院。30年后，该学院对健康专业教育的承诺依然坚定持久。面对医学院重大的课程改革以及日益紧张的州预算的挑战，学院教员期待与基础科学和临床领域的同事继续合作，以改进我们不断发展的课程，并从外部来源寻求研究资金。
