Purpose To analyze the plural definitions and applications of the term “hidden curriculum”
within the medical education literature and to propose a conceptual framework for …

Background Medical educators have used the hidden curriculum concept for over three
decades to make visible the effects of tacit learning, including how culture, structures, and …

Background Comfort with ambiguity, mostly associated with the acceptance of multiple
meanings, is a core characteristic of successful clinicians. Yet past studies indicate that …

Clinical educators use medical humanities as a means to improve patient care by training
more self-aware, thoughtful, and collaborative physicians. We present three examples of …

Abstract Background Medical Schools are challenged to improve palliative care education
and to find ways to introduce and nurture attitudes and behaviours such as empathy, patient …

Introdução A introdução das artes no currículo médico tem despertado interesse crescente,
uma vez que estas apresentam qualidades únicas que podem auxiliar no desenvolvimento …

To teach ethics implies setting rules, guidelines, and rational decision-making but it also
requires creativity and acknowledgement of the affective aspects of our decision-making …

Of the many crises in health care today, one of the most troubling is the perceived loss of
empathy among medical students and residents. Medicine, at its core, is about caregiving …

Introducción y objetivo Las habilidades de observación pueden facilitarse mediante la
descripción de obras de arte. Presentamos una experiencia de observación y descripción …

This book examines some of the more disturbing representations of nurses in popular
culture, to understand nursing's complex identities, challenges and future directions. It …