The Center for Health Humanities engages students and healthcare professionals in learning, scholarship, and creative practice to better understand, hear, and care for the profound effects of illness and disease on patients and their caregivers.
Our programs include foundations in Narrative Medicine, History of Medicine, Medical Anthropology, Ethics, Cultural Studies, Science and Technology Studies, Economics, Literature, and the Creative Arts, such as Writing, Film, and Visual Art.
Together, our endeavors shape advances in interprofessional collaboration, communication, and interpretive skill, to foster humility and improve the quality of delivered care.

Welcome to UCSF's Center for Health Humanities

The Center for Health Humanities engages students and healthcare professionals in learning, scholarship, and creative practice to better understand, hear, and care for the profound effects of illness and disease on patients and their caregivers.  

Our campus programs include foundations in Narrative Medicine, History of Health Sciences, Medical Anthropology, Bioethics, Race and Racism in Science and Medicine, Literature, and the Creative Arts, such as Writing, Film, and Visual Art.  

Together, our endeavors shape advances in inter-professional collaboration, communication, and interpretive skill, to foster humility and improve the quality of delivered care.  

Faculty Advisors

UCSF students interested in finding a Faculty Advisor to learn more about or pursue research in a specific topic should review our listing of faculty listed below! For more details on the faculty below, review our listing under the faculty advisors menu: