Aim: Narrative medicine has been promoted as an innovative and effective means of
stimulating medical students' professional development by teaching them to approach their …

Purpose Some research shows that empathy declines during medical school. The authors
conducted an updated, systematic review of the literature on empathy-enhancing …

Narrative medicine is a fresh discipline of health care that helps patients and health
professionals to tell and listen to the complex and unique stories of illness. The Principles …

The concept of empathy has received a lot of attention in the past few decades in public
media, academia, national and international politics, arts, ethics, health professions …

Narrative medicine is a conceptual, pedagogic, and clinical discipline designed to fortify
clinicians' capacities to honor patients' accounts of their experiences and to become …

'A very detailed, easy to follow textbook suitable for undergraduate students. Step-by-step
guide to good reflective practice with examples to follow. Discuss current theories with …

Background Empathy is pivotal to effective clinical care. Yet, the art of nurturing and
assessing empathy in medical schools is rarely consistent and poorly studied. To inform …

Reflection is a metacognitive process that creates a greater understanding of both the self
and the situation so that future actions can be informed by this understanding. Self-regulated …

Background Reflective writing (RW) allows physicians to step back, review their thoughts,
goals and actions and recognise how their perspectives, motives and emotions impact their …

Background: Empathy is important in the physician–patient relationship. Prior studies
suggest that medical student empathy declines with clinical training. Aims: We examined the …