HCOM 305 Patient-Provider Communication (3 credits)

Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or instructor permission.
Taught: Fall and spring
This course is intended to help students understand the dynamics of patient-provider interactions in a health care setting. A variety of types of medical encounters will be examined with special attention paid to the role of narrative and rhetorical theory when analyzing communication between providers and their patients.
Repeatable: No
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