About
The HHC Curricular Toolkit is a collection of resources for people and institutions interested in building a health humanities program at their university or college. Whether a major, minor, certificate, pathway, masters or doctoral degree, this toolkit has the information you need to complete your proposal.
If you have other questions or wish to speak with an external consultant or advisor, just complete the Contact Us form.
The HHC Toolkit is a living document that will be updated as more resources become available
Contributors to the HHC Toolkit include: Sarah L. Berry, Rachel Bracken, Andrea Charise, Mel L. Kantor, Craig M. Klugman, Catherine Burns Konefal, Tess Jones, Rosemary Weatherston, Anna-leila Williams
Program Proposal Templates
These materials are freely available to anyone building a program in health humanities.
Program Lists
Review lists of programs offered from dozens of universities for scholars at any level in their career.
Baccalaureate Programs
Baccalaureate majors, minors, and certificate programs in Health Humanities (by Case Western Reserve University)
Graduate Programs
Graduate masters, doctoral, and certificate programs in Health Humanities (by UT Austin)
Medical school Health Humanities Programs.
Syllabus Repository
Get inspired by syllabi from around the world.
Health Humanities syllabus repository
Explore the Rice University Medical Futures Lab repository of curriculum materials from academic, professional development, and public education programs in the health humanities.
Graduation Statistics & CIP Code
U.S. Institutional Data for Medical/Health Humanities
Learn about the Dept of Education’s instructional classification code for Health/Medical Humanities and how it helps track student outcomes.
Diversity and Inclusion
Learn how CIP data show that diversity and inclusion is supported by the field.
National Center for Education Statistics
Consider using CIP 51.3204 Medical/Health Humanities for your degree or certificate.
Toolkit/Program Development Publications
Berry, S.L., Klugman, C.M., Adams, C.A., Williams A., Camodeca G.M., Leavelle T.N., Lamb E.G. (2023). Health Humanities: A Baseline Survey of Baccalaureate and Graduate Programs in North America. J Med Humanit. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10912-023-09790-5
Hausman, B.L., Jaros, P., Stone, J. et al. Creating Health Humanities Programs at Liberal Arts Colleges: Three Models. J Med Humanit 44, 107–116 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10912-022-09778-7
Klugman CM (2017). How Health Humanities Will Save the Life of the Humanities. Journal of Medical Humanities 38(4): 419-430.doi: 10.1007/s10912-017-9453-5
Hausman BL, Jaros P, Stone J, Shorner-Johnson K, Hinshaw J. Creating Health Humanities Programs at Liberal Arts Colleges: Three Models. J Med Humanit. 2023 Mar;44(1):107-116. doi: 10.1007/s10912-022-09778-7. Epub 2023 Jan 30. PMID: 36710291; PMCID: PMC9884596.
Klugman CM, Bracken RC, Weatherston RI, Konefal CB, Berry SL (2021). Developing New Academic Programs in the Medical/Health Humanities: A Toolkit to Support Continued Growth. Journal of Medical Humanities 42 (4 December): 523-534. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10912-021-09710-5
Sample Proposals
U Toronto
Baccalaureate
Minor
UT Austin
Masters
Degree
How to Contribute
Consider helping us to grow the Health Humanities and our toolkit:
- Use CIP 51.3204 to report data for your degree or certificate program
- Submit to the syllabus repository
- Report your baccalaureate program or graduate program
- Join HHC as an individual or institution
- Join the HH listserv (free)
- Volunteer to help us [contact: info@healthhumanitiesconsortium.com]
- Donate [contact: info@healthhumanitiesconsortium.com]
- Sponsor a future conference [contact: info@healthhumanitiesconsortium.com]
Contact Us
If you have suggestions, comments, are looking for an external consultant or advisor, or need additional information, please reach out and contact us.
info@healthhumanitiesconsortium.com