RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The humanities in medical education: context, outcomes and structures
JF Medical Humanities
JO J Med Humanit
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Institute of Medical Ethics
SP 23
OP 30
DO 10.1136/mh.26.1.23
VO 26
IS 1
A1 Jane Macnaughton
YR 2000
UL http://mh.bmj.com/content/26/1/23.abstract
AB There is now a context for teaching humanities in undergraduate medical education via special study modules (SSMs). This paper discusses the instrumental and non-instrumental role of the humanities in the education of doctors. Three courses are then described and compared. The most successful of the three is a SSM which had the following characteristics: it was voluntary, it was an integral part of the curriculum, and it was examinable.