Insisting on the Healer's Art: The Implications of Required Participation in a Medical School Course on Values and Humanism
| Autor: | Rachel N. Remen, Mark Thomas, Michael W. Rabow, Marissa Lapedis, Anat Feingold |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Male Value of Life 020205 medical informatics education 02 engineering and technology Mandatory Programs Humanism Affect (psychology) Education 03 medical and health sciences Young Adult 0302 clinical medicine Cynicism Surveys and Questionnaires ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATION 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Emotional exhaustion Students Curriculum Schools Medical Class (computer programming) Medical education New Jersey General Medicine Value of life Female Psychology |
| Zdroj: | Teaching and learning in medicine. 28(1) |
| ISSN: | 1532-8015 |
| Popis: | Elective courses, by definition, allow medical students to self-select for participation in the class. In a small-group learning setting, students uninterested or not ready for a particular learning topic might change the educational experience ("poison the well") for those students most interested in the topic. It is not known how medical students required to take a course in humanism (that they otherwise would not have elected to take) might be impacted by the course or how their presence might affect students originally interested in the course.Medical students in a required course on humanism and values in medicine will have different experiences based on whether a particular student might have or not have elected to enroll in the course. Students uninterested in taking a course in humanism and values, but required to enroll, will limit the benefit of the course for those students originally interested in participating.In 2012, all 1st-year students at a U.S. medical school were required to take the Healer's Art, an elective on professional values and humanism offered at more than 90 other schools in the United States and internationally. Students completed pre/postcourse surveys assessing emotional exhaustion, work engagement, positive emotions, and cynicism. We analyzed differences between those who would have elected to take the course (Elective students) and those who would not have elected to take it (Required students).Elective students did not differ from Required students in baseline demographic characteristics, emotional exhaustion, work engagement, or positive emotions. At baseline, Elective students did report feeling safer to talk openly, a greater sense of community, and higher levels of cynicism. Over time, there were no differences in course evaluations or outcomes between Elective and Required students.Required students do not differ greatly from those who would have elected to take Healer's Art, and all students appear to have similar experiences in the course. |
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