The three basic theoretical frameworks in medical anthropology are critical medical anthropology, interpretive medical anthropology, and biocultural medical anthropology. Critical medical anthropology focuses on how social inequalities affect health and healthcare, interpretive medical anthropology examines how individuals interpret and experience illness and treatment, and biocultural medical anthropology looks at how biological and cultural factors interact to shape health and illness.

Medical Anthropology Quarterly was created in 1983.

Society for Medical Anthropology was created in 1967.

Merrill Singer has written:

'SAINTS OF THE KINGDOM'

'The Application of Theory in Medical Anthropology (Medical Anthroplogy)'

'The Face of Social Suffering'

'Introduction to syndemics'

'Critical medical anthropology' -- subject(s): Medical anthropology

An area of expertise in medical subjects such as radiology or anthropology.