The Rhetoric of Health and Medicine as a "Teaching Subject": Lessons from the Medical Humanities and Simulation Pedagogy

The rhetoric of health and medicine has only begun to intervene in health pedagogy. In contrast, the medical humanities has spearheaded curriculum to address dehumanizing trends in medicine. This article argues that rhetorical scholars can align with medical humanities' initiatives and uniquely...

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Published inTechnical communication quarterly Vol. 27; no. 1; pp. 7 - 20
Main Author Campbell, Lillian
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford Routledge 02.01.2018
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Collaboration
Curricula
Curriculum design
Genre
health communication
Humanities
medical communication
Medical personnel
Medicine
pedagogical theory
Pedagogy
Rhetoric
rhetorical theory
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Summary:The rhetoric of health and medicine has only begun to intervene in health pedagogy. In contrast, the medical humanities has spearheaded curriculum to address dehumanizing trends in medicine. This article argues that rhetorical scholars can align with medical humanities' initiatives and uniquely contribute to health curriculum. Drawing on the author's research on clinical simulation, the article discusses rhetorical methodologies, genre theory, and critical lenses as areas for pedagogical collaboration between rhetoricians and health practitioners.
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ISSN:1057-2252
1542-7625
DOI:10.1080/10572252.2018.1401348