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Medical Humanities in the Nepalese context
1IMU Centre for Education, International Medical University, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Journal of Nepal Health Research Council
|October 3, 2021
Summary
Medical humanities in Nepal face challenges due to a lack of dedicated faculty and departments, despite potential benefits for medical education. Overcoming these hurdles is key to advancing this interdisciplinary field in medical schools.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Arts in Medicine
- Interdisciplinary Studies
Background:
- Medical humanities integrate arts and humanities into medical education.
- The Patan Academy of Health Sciences has a Medical Humanities program.
- The author has been involved with Medical Humanities since 2007.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the factors favoring and challenges to developing Medical Humanities in Nepal.
- To discuss the role of faculty and potential integration into clinical teaching.
Main Methods:
- Qualitative review of the current state of Medical Humanities in Nepal.
- Analysis of potential barriers and facilitators for program development.
Main Results:
- Several factors favor Medical Humanities development in Nepal.
- Key challenges include the absence of dedicated faculty/departments and large class sizes.
- Western medical humanities programs highlight the importance of faculty involvement.
Conclusions:
- Integrating Medical Humanities into undergraduate medical education in Nepal requires addressing structural and resource limitations.
- Clinical teachers can play a role in incorporating these elements.
- Establishing dedicated faculty and departments is crucial for the discipline's advancement.
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