Clinical Anthropology 2.0

This is a how-to guide for teaching undergraduates and medical students to walk in patients’ shoes…. Each chapter presents the research methodology and major findings, explaining how the insights garnered from shadowing are shared with the medical community…. Overall, Clinical Anthropology 2.0 can serve as an excellent introduction to the world of medical anthropology.Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty; professionals. * Choice Reviews * Clinical Anthropology 2.0 is a significant contribution to the pedagogy of applied medical anthropology. The utility of anthropological theory and methods was foundational to the beginning of the discipline some 40 years ago, but it has been neglected since that time due to academic criticism. The case studies in this book – on relevant topics like non-lethal firearm injuries, sickle-cell crises, the opioid epidemic, and patient-provider communication about pain – are insightful and informative. -- Peter J. Brown, Emory University Clinical Anthropology 2.0 is a patient-centered testament to the value of medical anthropologists working in hospital or medical education settings. Baer and Wilson offer a compelling cultural critique of the inequalities of access and suffering in U.S. healthcare, but simultaneously offer a roadmap on how to approach these problems through cultivating critical perspectives in both clinic and curriculum, among pre-medical undergraduates, med students, and residents. This is a must read for anyone interested in the difference that a critically-engaged medical anthropology can bring to the clinical space or the medical classroom. -- Doug Henry, University of North Texas Clear and accessible, Clinical Anthropology 2.0 offers concrete examples of work in the space where social science training and clinical care usefully intersect. This is the direction the field should be going, and the authors highlight next steps for those of us doing critical and applied medical anthropology. -- Carolyn Behrman, University of Akron