The exploration of medical humanities education from the humanities value and health service needs
- VernacularTitle:从人文学在医学中的价值作用和新医改的需要探索医学人文教育
- Author:
Liqing XIAN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Medical humanities;
Medical model;
Health service reform
- From:
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research
2005;0(05):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Medical science is both scientific and humanistic,and medical humanities education is an ever-lasting theme.To enhance residents'health,a new health service reform is being carried out by the government to promote the transformation towards the bio-psycho-social medical model.Social reality,mental environment and social factors have significant effects upon health.To impart medical humanities knowledge and cultivate quality of humanities are the missions of higher education.Based upon the practice of medical humanities education in Sun Yat-sen University and the experience of developed countries and regions,and by elaborating the theory to deepen understanding of medical humanities the author is to deal with the real needs and to enhance educational effectiveness of countermeasures.
