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Humanities in full retreat.

Benjamin H Levi1, Michael J Green

  • 1Department of Humanities, H134, Penn State College of Medicine, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033, USA. bhlevi@psu.edu

Teaching and Learning in Medicine
|November 13, 2003
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This study highlights an effective annual retreat for resident leaders focused on medical professionalism and role-modeling. The program successfully integrates humanities to address residency challenges and enhance physician development.

Area of Science:

  • Medical Education
  • Professionalism in Medicine
  • Humanities in Healthcare

Background:

  • Professionalism is fundamental to the practice and status of clinical medicine.
  • Developing professionalism is essential for physician development and patient care.
  • Medical training programs must actively foster professional identity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe a cross-disciplinary, annual retreat for resident leaders.
  • To facilitate reflection on the nature of professionalism and role-modeling.
  • To provide a forum for discussing common residency challenges.

Main Methods:

  • An annual, cross-disciplinary retreat was developed for resident leaders.
  • The retreat curriculum focuses on professionalism, role-modeling, and common residency stressors.

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  • Discussions include managing stress, delivering bad news, difficult patients, and finding meaning in medicine.

    • Main Results:

    • The retreat received consistently excellent evaluations from resident participants.
    • Participant feedback was gathered using Likert scales and open-ended responses.
    • The program effectively provided an enriching humanities experience for residents.

    Conclusions:

    • An effective and successful retreat model for promoting medical professionalism in residents has been developed.
    • The humanities-focused retreat experience enhances resident development.
    • This retreat model is easily exportable to other institutions for broader implementation.