From global health to human adaptation and disease, our program covers a broad range of subjects to equip you for the diverse field of medical anthropology. You’ll work closely with our faculty—which ...

The medical anthropology concentration within UB’s MA in Anthropology prepares you to examine health, illness and disability as lived human experiences shaped by culture, history and power. You will ...

Medical anthropology investigates how cultural beliefs, social structures and power relations shape the experience, delivery and outcomes of health interventions worldwide. Drawing on ethnographic ...

Are you planning a career in the health sciences or allied health sciences but want to develop your knowledge and skills in medical anthropology? You could earn a master’s degree in medical ...

A memorial service will be held Tuesday for Mary Margaret Clark, a leading researcher of the cultural aspects of medicine who founded one the first graduate programs in medical anthropology at UCSF ...

Medical anthropology in global health systems examines how cultural beliefs, social structures and power relations shape the experience, delivery and evaluation of health interventions worldwide.

Among the topical interests of the cultural anthropology faculty are gender and sexuality, culture and power, modernity and consumption, kinship and relatedness, tourism and popular culture, medical ...

For Barnard junior Emma Senner, it all began last fall when she stumbled across a poster in the Diana Center. Soon after, her phone buzzed with a text from her mom. “Did you know about this?” it read, ...

Medical anthropology explores how people understand health, experience illness and navigate systems of care. Research examines how culture, community and environment shape well-being across societies, ...

Women now make up over half of medical students in Canada, but only one-third of practicing surgeons. A new study suggests part of the gap stems from gender norms embedded in workplace culture. The ...