Integrating Medical Humanities into medical school training

Maurizio Bifulco; Simona Pisanti

doi:10.15252/embr.201948830

Integrating Medical Humanities into medical school training

EMBO Rep. 2019 Dec 5;20(12):e48830. doi: 10.15252/embr.201948830. Epub 2019 Oct 30.

Authors

Maurizio Bifulco¹, Simona Pisanti²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnologies, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy.
² Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana", University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy.

Abstract

Medical teaching must include new knowledge and technologies and how these affect patient care. The Medical Humanities can contribute to a more holistic and caring view of health and disease.

MeSH terms

Curriculum / trends
Education, Medical, Undergraduate / methods*
Education, Medical, Undergraduate / trends
Holistic Health / education
Humanities / education*
Humans
Schools, Medical