1. Humanities in medical training and education
- Author
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Deborah Kirklin
- Subjects
Patient Encounter ,Medical education ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Physician-Patient Relations ,Education, Medical ,business.industry ,Professional Issues ,Medicine in Literature ,Alternative medicine ,General Medicine ,Space (commercial competition) ,The arts ,United Kingdom ,Humanities ,Family medicine ,Medical training ,Medicine ,Humans ,Medical humanities ,business - Abstract
This paper explores how current devel- opments within medical humanities might provide a way to both understand and address the origin of recent events that have left the profession branded as arrogant, out of touch and mis- guided 2 . The arts provide a powerful medium to improve the understanding of the experience of illness. Furthermore the understanding obtained is qualitatively different from that acquired in the traditional doctor- patient encounter. In addition medical humanities can create a space for doctors to reflect on their own practice and experiences. The benefits of using this space are illustrated with four examples of arts-based education deliv- ered to groups of practitioners at different stages in their professional lives.
- Published
- 2001