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Education and debate
What do Italian medical students read? A call for a library of good books on physicians for physicians
  1. G B Piccoli1,
  2. E Mezza1,
  3. G Soragna1,
  4. M Burdese1,
  5. F Bermond1,
  6. G Grassi2,
  7. A Jeantet1,
  8. G P Segoloni1
  1. 1Department of Nephrology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
  2. 2Department of Internal Medicine, University of Turin, Italy
  1. Correspondence to:
 Dr G B Piccoli, Chair of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Turin, Corso Dogliotti 14–10126 Turin, Italy; 
 gbpiccoli{at}yahoo.it

Abstract

Humanities are increasingly taught in medical schools based on the premise that sensitive and educated human beings may become better physicians. There have been few reports of what is offered in Italian medical schools and we have not been able to identify any published survey of student opinions.

  • humanities
  • patient physician relationship
  • medical school
  • non-medical books
  • medical education
  • medical humanities

https://doi.org/10.1136/mh.29.1.54

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