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As programs face cuts, the U. wants a new ‘medical humanities’ degree they say could help train better doctors

The flagship school is looking at a degree that would focus on bioethics, art and literature as tools to train empathetic caregivers.

(University of Utah Health) From left, Sydney Cheek-O’Donnell (theater), Karly Pippitt (family medicine), and Gretchen Case discuss a research project that used theater techniques to improve nonverbal communication in health care conversations. The University of Utah is looking at a degree that would focus on bioethics, art and literature as tools to train empathetic caregivers.