Technical Communication Quarterly Jan 2018

Health Humanities Baccalaureate Programs and the Rhetoric of Health and Medicine

Catherine C. Gouge

Abstract

This article argues that technical and professional communication (TPC) programs and specialists need to contribute more to health humanities scholarship and program curricula. The article reviews the writing courses offered by baccalaureate health humanities programs and “to support further TPC engagement in these programs” offers core generalizations and strategies for managing their approval process.

Journal
Technical Communication Quarterly
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2018-01-02
DOI
10.1080/10572252.2017.1402566
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rhetorical criticism writing pedagogy professional writing
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