Medical Anthropology Course
This Medical Anthropology Course delves into how culture influences health and illness in Latin American urban settings. Participants gain skills in ethical research design, ethnographic techniques, qualitative analysis, and creating culturally appropriate health interventions for urban communities and diverse patient populations, ensuring real-world applicability and impact.

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, focused on Latin American cities. Master ethical research methods, rapid ethnography, data coding, comparative analysis, and applying insights to develop tailored health messages and collaborative interventions for meaningful community outcomes.
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Develop skills
- Design ethical fieldwork by building trust, obtaining consent, and safeguarding sensitive data.
- Conduct rapid ethnography using interviews, observations, and REA in urban clinics.
- Handle qualitative data through coding, cross-cultural comparison, and identifying stigma plus gender norms.
- Quickly review Latin American health literature and pull out policy-relevant insights.
- Convert research findings into practical actions by tailoring messages, training teams, and partnering with healers.
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