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Humanities in medical education: some contributions
1Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey 17033.
The Journal of Medicine and Philosophy
|June 1, 1990
Abstract:
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.