| Medicine as our liberal arts. | |
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PMID: 21039105 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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An undergraduate education in liberal arts is viewed by many, especially in North America, as a desirable preparation for medical school. In countries where such a pre-medicine curriculum is not available, an introduction of 'humanities in medicine' has recently been emphasized. Few, however, has entertained the idea that Medicine already possesses many elements of a liberal arts education. In this article, the author discussed how Medicine may be treated as a liberal arts curriculum, and how the very awareness of this possibility should be articulated and shared by both medical students and teachers. Medical education in countries without a pre-medical curriculum may be transformed from doctor-training to a new level of an explicit and complete education for the individuals. |
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Authors:
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Gilberto Ka Kit Leung |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Medical teacher Volume: 32 ISSN: 1466-187X ISO Abbreviation: Med Teach Publication Date: 2010 |
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Created Date: 2010-11-02 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7909593 Medline TA: Med Teach Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 932-3 Citation Subset: IM |
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Division of Neurosurgery, Department of surgery, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, 102 Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong SAR, China. gilberto@hkucc.hku.hk |
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