APSA - Swiss MD/PhD Association
APSA Founder Freddy T. Nguyen visits with board of the the Swiss MD/PhD Association
Trainees in the Social Sciences and Humanities Find a Home in APSA
Adam Baim, University of Chicago,
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The past two years have seen an influx of MD/PhD trainees from the social sciences and humanities (SSH) into the ranks of APSA’s membership.
This trend is a curious one, at first glance. Research in SSH fields – such as anthropology, economics, history, philosophy, or sociology – bears little resemblance to the research done by most MD/PhDs. The contribution of SSH disciplines to medicine is also unique: while the natural sciences produce new tools for patient care, SSH fields typically explore how health services are delivered and how medicine fits into society more generally. As researchers and teachers we address issues of critical importance, including health disparities and global health, patterns of knowledge dissemination and implementation in medicine, and the doctor-patient relationship, to name only a few.