6. What medical educators expect from cultural anthropology:
10.11307/mededjapan.44.307
- VernacularTitle:6．医学／医療者教育から文化人類学に期待すること
- Author:
Hiroshi Nishigori
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
cultural anthropology;
cultural relativism;
clinical context
- From:Medical Education
2013;44(5):307-309
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
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Abstract:
I summarized what we medical educators expect from cultural anthropology from the following 2 points. One is the viewpoint of cultural relativism. Japanese medical educators tend to be Western supremacists. We expect cultural anthropologists to promote discussion in the medical／healthcare professions from the viewpoint of cultural relativism. The other point is to promote the teaching of anthropology in a clinical context. Referring to an explanatory model as a good example, we expect anthropologists to consider what physicians or healthcare professionals should know about cultural anthropology.
