title: Twelve tips on teaching and learning humanism in medical education.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The teaching of humanistic values is recognized as an essential component of medical education and continuing professional development of physicians. The application of humanistic values in medical care can benefit medical students, clinicians and patients.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This article presents 12 tips on fostering humanistic values in medical education.
  
  
  METHODS
  The authors reviewed the literature and present 12 practical tips that are relevant to contemporary practices.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The tips can be used in teaching and sustaining humanistic values in medical education.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Humanistic values can be incorporated in formal preclinical environments, the transition into clinical settings, medical curricula and clinical clerkships. Additionally, steps can be taken so that medical educators and institutions promote and sustain humanistic values.
authors: Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences , Yakima, WA , USA .
authors: Libby Gordon
authors: LG
authors: Cohen
authors: Youmna Ashraf
authors: YA
authors: Sherif
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000379:methods*; D006808:Humanism; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*