This Spring ‘21 join Dr. Bonneau for HIST 450/SOCY 457:
The Social History of American Medicine
Taught Synchronously on Tu/Th from 1:00PM - 2:15PM
Explore the history of the American medicine from
the colonial period through the present including:
• Smallpox inoculation in colonial New England
• Yellow Fever in Post-revolutionary Philadelphia
• Health Crises of the U.S. Civil War
• Universal Health Care Legislation in the Cold War
• Activism and the HIV/AIDS Crisis in the 1980s
Think critically about the creation of our modern
medical industry including:
• The Modern Hospital
• Medical Education and Licensing
• Pharmaceutical Research and Production
• Government Oversight and Public Health
Discuss important ongoing social issues like:
• Addiction Treatment and Recovery
• Increasing Health Care Disparity
• Individuals Rights and the Public’s Health
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