Splash Biography



CAMILLE MARIE CHAN, UCLA junior studying anthropology & global health



Major: BS Anthropology

College/Employer: UCLA

Year of Graduation: 2019

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Brief Biographical Sketch:

Camille Marie is an undergraduate pre-health student at UCLA. Majoring in B.S. Anthropology and minoring in Global Health, she is interested in medical anthropology, cultural influences on healthcare, and contemporary interactions between structural violence and public health. She strives to look beyond the textbooks and explore the real-world dynamics of human health and medicine.



Past Classes

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H52: Medical Anthropology: De-Mystifying the White Coat in Splash Winter 2018 (Feb. 10, 2018)
This course offers an introduction to the growing field of medical anthropology, where we look at cultural and social perspectives of medicine and healthcare. How did Western society glorify the doctor's white coat? What are the cultural influences behind mental illness diagnoses? How is organ donation received in different parts of the world? Get ready to be de-mystified! Come with an open mind.