While medical language is soaked in metaphor, and thinking with metaphor is central to
diagnostic work, medicine–that is, medical culture, clinical practice and medical education …

Objectives The rise of medical humanities teaching in medical education has introduced
pressure to prove efficacy and utility. Review articles on the available evidence have been …

Original critical engagements at the intersection of the biomedical sciences, arts, humanities
and social sciencesIn this landmark Companion, expert contributors from around the world …

Global medical education is dominated by a Northern tilt. Global universities' faculty and
students dominate research, scholarship and teaching about what is termed global …

The health humanities is a rapidly rising field, advancing an inclusive, democratizing,
activist, applied, critical, and culturally diverse approach to delivering health and well-being …

Illness narratives have become a cultural phenomenon in the Western world. In what ways
can they be seen to have aesthetic, ethical and political value? What do they reveal about …

Objectives Although many medical schools include arts‐based activities in their curricula,
empirical evidence is lacking regarding how the creation of art might impact medical …

Objectives Many medical schools in Taiwan have adopted a dignified “silent mentor”
initiation ceremony to strengthen student's medical humanity and increase their learning …

This chapter reviews the key principles of narrative medicine and its central importance for
person-centered medical care. The last two decades have seen the emergence of narrative …

The decline of empathy among health professional students, highlighted in the literature on
health education, is a concern for medical educators. The evidence suggests that empathy …