Description
This is an interdisciplinary seminar focusing on issues of death and
dying. Students and faculty come from USD medical program,
USD/SDSU/Augustana nursing programs, USD Pharmacology program, Sioux
Falls Seminary Chaplain program, and USF/USD social work programs.
The course involves a 3 week afternoon seminar that includes
visiting a person in hospice, interdisciplinary seminars on death
and dying, and individual course work focused on the students own
thoughts and plans for their death. Students will gain awareness of
the role of different professionals in the dying process, and issues
of palliative care. The seminar includes readings, intense group
discussions, and self-reflection. Prerequisite: This course requires
individual approval of the instructor for registration. (3 s.h.)