Medical Humanities in the Recent Medical Education Literature

Abstract

Medical humanities is an educational approach based on the creative and intellectual forces of various humanistic disciplines. The educational setting offered by medical humanities based on small groups discussion, or reflective activities, allows students to discover, share and compare their values and in this way internalize and construct the doctor they wish to be. The article presents an overview of the recent literature on medical humanities in medical education, describing four rationales to guide its implementation in medical education.