This course will introduce optometry students to the analytical use of literature in human medicine through weekly readings, writings and discussion seminars. The literature introduced in this course will take the form of novels, short stories, movies and/or formal and informal essays. In addition, clinical cases will be utilized to showcase how listening and observing patient behaviors can assist in determining patients’ diagnoses, and thus help in providing better patient care services. By the end of this literature course, students will have gained in-depth self-knowledge, insight, and skills in cognitive abilities and communication that would enable them to become health care professionals with attributes of compassion, empathy, and integrity.
