This course will explore the cutting-edge research that informs on current issues in the health field. By examining primary biomedical literature, students will develop the skills necessary to perform effectively as a health researcher. This course is problem-based; it is skill-driven rather than content-driven and focuses on the development of skills that are widely sought in university graduates–the ability to research and analyze detailed problems and to communicate clearly and persuasively. This course will involve interdependent and independent small group learning. Collectively, the class will ask questions that will explore the topics from multiple perspectives, while also learning to assess the quality of the information being examined.
Last week, the Peter Turkstra Library, in partnership with the Wolters Centre, Lexham Press and 21Five, hosted a the launch of How Then Should We Die? A Christian Response to Physician-Assisted Death by Dr. Ewan Goligher. Dr. Goligher, a practicing physician and elder in the Presbyterian Church of America, shared thoughtfully and critically about this important ethical issue from a Christian perspective.