Promoting medical humanism: design and evaluation of an online curriculum.
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.
Wiecha
John M
JM
Department of Family Medicine, Boston University, Boston Medical Center, 1 BMC Place, Boston, MA 02118, USA. John.Wiecha@Bmc.org
Markuns
Jeffrey F
JF
D000533:Altruism; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003142:Communication; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003479:Curriculum; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate; D004522:Educational Status; D004645:Empathy; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D017145:Models, Educational; D009862:Online Systems; D018802:Patient-Centered Care; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011588:Psychology, Educational; D012577:Schools, Medical; D012647:Self-Assessment