Medical Humanities

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Author(s): P. Ravi Shankar (KIST Medical College, Nepal)
Copyright: 2011
Pages: 18
Source title: User-Driven Healthcare and Narrative Medicine: Utilizing Collaborative Social Networks and Technologies
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Rakesh Biswas (People’s College of Medical Sciences, India)and Carmel Mary Martin (Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Canada)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60960-097-6.ch016

Keywords: Health Information Systems / Medical Information Science Reference / Medicine & Healthcare

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Medical Humanities (MH) provide a contrasting perspective of the arts to the ‘science’ of medicine. A definition of MH agreed upon by all workers is lacking. There are a number of advantages of teaching MH to medical students. MH programs are common in medical schools in developed nations. In developing nations these are not common and in the chapter the author describes programs in Brazil, Turkey, Argentina and Nepal. The relationship between medical ethics and MH is the subject of debate. Medical ethics teaching appears to be commoner compared to MH in medical schools. MH programs are not common in Asia and there are many challenges to MH teaching. Patient and illness narratives are become commoner in medical education. The author has conducted MH programs in two Nepalese medical schools and shares his experiences.

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