The research of American medical humanities education
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-4246.2016.04.005
- VernacularTitle:美国医学人文学课程教育现状
- Author:
Lianan WANG
;
Lisheng PENG
;
Lu WANG
;
Sirong ZHANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
United States;
Medical students;
Medical humanities
- From:
International Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2016;38(4):303-305
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
In the middle of the 20th century, the United States first proposed the medical humanities theory to campus and offered a variety of medical humanities curriculum, hoping that medical students would have a better understanding of diseases, pain, show themselves more compassion, and foster their communication skills. In recent years, the medical humanities education played a positive role in developing and improving medical students’ comprehensive ability as well as their diagnosis and treatment technology. Currently, American pays more attention to establish a unified and objective standard to evaluate the effect of medical humanities curriculum. Meanwhile, many experts give some suggestions to the medical humanities education.
