Medical Anthropology Course
This Medical Anthropology Course delves into how culture influences health, illness, and healing, especially in Latin American urban settings. Participants gain skills in ethical research design, ethnographic methods, qualitative data analysis, and creating culturally tailored health interventions for meaningful community impact across diverse groups.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
Gain a practical introduction to cultural perspectives on health, illness, and healing systems, focusing on Latin American urban areas. Master ethical research design, ethnographic techniques, qualitative coding, comparative analysis, and applying insights to develop culturally appropriate health communications and collaborative interventions for real-world effectiveness.
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Develop skills
- Design ethical fieldwork: build trust, consent, and protect sensitive data.
- Apply rapid ethnography: interviews, observation, and REA in urban clinics.
- Manage qualitative data: code, compare cultures, and spot stigma and gender norms.
- Read Latin American health literature fast and extract policy-ready insights.
- Turn findings into action: adapt messages, train teams, and engage healers.
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