Humanities in medical education: between reduction and integration.
10.3946/kjme.2015.27.3.163
- Author:
Taehee HAN
1
Author Information
1. Department of Medical Education, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea. thhan5@skku.edu
- Publication Type:Editorial
- Keywords:
Humanities;
Integration;
Medicine;
Reduction
- MeSH:
*Curriculum;
*Education, Medical;
*Humanism;
*Humanities;
Humans;
Program Development;
Science;
Thinking
- From:Korean Journal of Medical Education
2015;27(3):163-165
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
Reductive logic has been a major reasoning style in development of modern biomedical sciences. However, when "medical humanities" is developed by reductive reasoning, integrative and holistic values of humanities tend to be weakened. In that sense, identity and significance of "medical humanities" continue to be controversial despite of its literal clarity. Humanities in medical education should be established by strengthening humanistic and socialistic aspects of regular medical curriculum as well as developing individual "medical humanities" programs.
