The field of the medical humanities is developing rapidly, however, there has also been
parallel concern from sceptics that the value of medical humanities educational interventions …

“Medicine is still sometimes described as a “learned profession””. What pathos in that word
sometimes! It is somehow a criticism “more painful than all the rest” that “physicians are no …

Medical ethics teaching was surveyed at American medical schools. Of 107 schools that
responded, 97 indicated some kind of medical ethics teaching. This included, however, 19 …

In Mark Haddon's (2012) novel The Red House a junior doctor diagnoses a rare condition
that causes a mother's baby to be stillborn. Disconcertingly, the doctor not only 'seemed …

Humanistic perspectives have been introduced into the curricula of several medical schools
during the past decade, and concerted attention has been directed at issues of values and …

Historically, the United States has had a long tradition of medical ethics teaching but not in
the sense in which the term is applied today. Tradition-ally, teaching institutions sponsored …

With the introduction of humanistic perspectives in the curricula of several medical schools
in recent years, the role of medical history in professional education warrants reassessment …

INTRODUÇÃO: O modelo epistemológico humanista na Medicina redefine o bom médico
como um profissional que detém tanto excelência técnica quanto traços humanísticos. Os …

Os currículos médicos estão preocupados em formar médicos detentores de traços
humanísticos, que passam, assim, a ser objetivos educacionais. Deve-se desenvolver …

This ground-breaking book sets out a fresh vision for a future medical education by
providing a radical reconceptualisation of the purposes of medical humanities through a …