Health Humanities in Postgraduate Medical Education

by Allan D Peterkin, Anna Skorzewska, Allan Peterkin

Most medical schools in the US, Canada and UK now incorporate some form of arts and humanities-based teaching into their curricula. What happens in residency is another story. Most postgraduate programs do not continue the thread of such teaching although many residents would like to deepen their understanding of the medical humanities before they move into practice. The humanities emphasize "the human side of medicine", and can provide a counterpoint...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190849908
• ISBN13: 9780190849900
• Release Date: August 2018
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.1"