To provide patient-centered care, physicians must be well trained in the concepts and methods of humanistic practice.
Educational efforts to promote humanism may help to overcome the counter-training of the hidden medical school curriculum, responsible for a decline in empathy and idealism over the course of medical training.
The online component of the clerkship in family medicine at Boston University introduced activities founded on reflection, self-awareness, collaborative learning, and applied practice to successfully promote student confidence in three key areas of humanistic practice.
2008-10-02
Eng.
Family Medicine
Department of Family Medicine, Boston University, Boston Medical Center, 1 BMC Place, Boston, MA 02118, USA. John.Wiecha [at] Bmc.org
Fam Med. 2008 Oct;40(9):617-9
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