Humanities in medical education: some contributions.
The author discusses the contribution of humanities teaching in medical education. Five "qualities of mind" specifically engendered by the humanistic disciplines are isolated, delineated, and illustrated: critical abilities, flexibility of perspective, nondogmatism, discernment of values, and empathy and self-knowledge.
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Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey 17033.
D004501:Education, Medical / Q000266:history*; D004992:Ethics, Medical / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006809:Humanities / Q000266:history*; D006801:Humans; D010686:Philosophy, Medical / Q000266:history*; D014481:United States