Health & Disease in Society

The unit aims to enable students to make progress towards meeting some of the learning outcomes described in Tomorrow's Doctors (2018) relevant to 'The Doctor as a Scholar and Scientist' and 'The Doctor as a Professional'. The specific aim is to enable students to develop an understanding of sociological theory and how this applies to health, illness, health behaviour, and financing and public management of healthcare. Much of the knowledge and skills that are learned in this unit will provide the foundations for life-long learning, which will be a requirement in whatever area of medicine you eventually specialise.