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Medical humanities in the undergraduate medical curriculum.
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It is recommended that medical humanities be introduced into the curriculum of every medical school with the purpose of improving the quality of healthcare, and the attitudes of medical graduates.Abstract:
The medical humanities have been introduced in medical curricula over the past 30 years in the western world. Having medical humanities in a medical school curriculum can nurture positive attitudes in the regular work of a clinician and contribute equally to personality development. Though substantial evidence in favour of a medical humanities curriculum may be lacking, the feedback is positive. It is recommended that medical humanities be introduced into the curriculum of every medical school with the purpose of improving the quality of healthcare, and the attitudes of medical graduates.read more
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The Rhetoric of Health and Medicine as a “Teaching Subject”: Lessons from the Medical Humanities and Simulation Pedagogy
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Las humanidades médicas en la Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad Autónoma Del Estado De México
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Participants’ Feedback about and Knowledge before and after a Two-Day Medical Humanities Workshop at Mysuru, India
TL;DR: The workshop could serve as a launchpad for a medical/health humanities module at the institution and participant feedback was positive, and the authors wanted similar workshops in the future.
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Teaching empathy to first year medical students: evaluation of an elective literature and medicine course.
TL;DR: A brief literature-based course can contribute to greater student empathy and appreciation for the value of humanities in medical education.
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Humanities in undergraduate medical education: a literature review.
Jakob Ousager,Helle Johannessen +1 more
TL;DR: Evidence on the positive long-term impacts of integrating humanities into undergraduatemedical education is sparse and may pose a threat to the continued development of humanities-related activities in undergraduate medical education in the context of current demands for evidence to demonstrate educational effectiveness.
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Learning to look: developing clinical observational skills at an art museum.
TL;DR: An educational collaboration between a medical school and an art museum is described, designed for the purpose of developing student skills in observation, description, and interpretation of visual information.
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The humanities in medical education: context, outcomes and structures
TL;DR: The instrumental and non-instrumental role of the humanities in the education of doctors in undergraduate medical education via special study modules (SSMs) is discussed.
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Evaluating the Impact of the Humanities in Medical Education
Andrea Wershof Schwartz,Jeremy S. Abramson,Israel Wojnowich,Robert E. Accordino,Edward J. Ronan,Mary R. Rifkin +5 more
TL;DR: The literature on the impact of humanities education on the performance of medical students and residents and the challenges posed by the evaluation of the impact are reviewed.