College: School of Medicine and Public Health
Designation: Department
Majors and degrees offered: None
Other: Ph.D. Minor in History of Medicine
Faculty: Professors Lederer (chair), Charo, Fost, Hausman, Leavitt, Mitman, Numbers; Associate Professors Broman, Hogle, Houck, Keller, Ossorio, Streiffer, Weisbard; Assistant Professors Schalick, Wendland
The department offers graduate instruction in the history of European, American and non-Western medicine and public health. M.A. and Ph.D. degrees are awarded in conjunction with the history of science department. In addition, a Ph.D. minor in the history of medicine is available. Information on the program in the history of science, medicine, and technology can be found under the heading History of Science in this catalog. A departmental program in medical ethics offers interdisciplinary courses in bioethics, philosophy, and law.
The department welcomes graduate students from a variety of backgrounds in the sciences and humanities and allows students flexibility in meeting their academic needs.
For more information: Susan Lederer (chair), Department of Medical History and Bioethics, 1135 Medical Sciences Center, 1300 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53706-1532; 608/262-4195, 608/262-1460; medhisteth@med.wisc.edu; medhist.wisc.edu.