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Defining the medical humanities: three conceptions and three narratives.
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PMID:  19936898     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The definition of 'medical humanities' may be approached via three conceptions-the humanities as a list of disciplines, as a program of moral development, and as a supportive friend. The conceptions are grounded by linking them to three narratives-respectively, the history of the modern liberal arts college; the history of Petrarch and the studia humanitatis of the early Renaissance; and the life of Sir William Osler. The three conceptions are complementary, each filling gaps in one or more of the others. Getting clearer on a definition of 'medical humanities' is practically important if this field is to take its rightful place within health professions education and practice.
Authors:
Howard Brody
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of medical humanities     Volume:  32     ISSN:  1573-3645     ISO Abbreviation:  J Med Humanit     Publication Date:  2011 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-02-18     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8917478     Medline TA:  J Med Humanit     Country:  United States    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA, habrody@utmb.edu.
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