Students' perspectives about the medical humanities curriculum at the Catholic University of Korea

Kang, Wha Sun; Yim, Seon‐Hee; Harris, Ilene B.; Na, Hyunjoo; Kim, Pyeong M.

doi:10.5116/ijme.524f.d329

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“…Medical professionalism is the basis for trust in the patient–doctor relationship, and is a core element of being a good doctor [40–42]. The traditional virtues of medical professionalism, such as altruism, honesty, integrity, and competency, must be maintained.…”

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The Medical Professionalism of Korean Physicians: Present and Future

Kim

Choi

2015

BMC Med Ethics

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BackgroundMedical professionalism is a core aspect of medical education and practice worldwide. Medical professionalism must be reinterpreted to adapt to different social/cultural/historical contexts. We conducted a survey to examine the current understanding and perceived value of medical professionalism among Korean physicians.MethodsThe survey was distributed to 950 physicians nationwide; 721 (75.89 %) completed surveys were returned between 1 April and 31 July 2011.ResultsIn their practice, Korean physicians prioritized the values and virtues of medical professionalism in the following (descending) order: veracity, respect for patient autonomy, integrity, responsibility, altruism, and honesty. Approximately two-thirds of physicians responded that medical professionalism is an element of their vocation. When asked to choose the most important sets of attributes or virtues of medical professionalism from a provided list, the top three sets (in descending order of frequency) were: “responsibility and duty,” “veracity, integrity, and honesty,” and “rapport with patients and conversational skill.”ConclusionsKorean physicians value moral duties, such as responsibility and veracity, more than they do moral virtues, such as altruism and honesty with patients. It is presumed that physicians are under pressure due to governmental regulation of the national healthcare system and have difficulty exercising their autonomy.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12910-015-0051-7) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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The Medical Professionalism of Korean Physicians: Present and Future

Kim

Choi

2015

BMC Med Ethics

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“…Patients would be better satisfied with more caring behaviours, leading them to attain better medical and health care outcomes [ 4 ]. Furthermore, research has emphasized the integration of humanities into medical education to provide students with time to reflect upon their identity as medical and health care providers [ 5 ].…”

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The use of social cognitive learning for humanistic professional role modelling: impacts on awareness of humanistic professionalism, caring behaviour, and transitional anxiety

Wang

Liao

2023

Annals of Medicine

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Background Although medical literature has highlighted the importance of role modelling, hardly any reveals how humanistic qualities and role modelling should be taught. This study aimed to determine whether the use of Bandura’s social cognitive learning for humanistic professional role modelling could elicit any positive effect on medical university students’ awareness of humanistic professionalism, caring behaviours, and school-to-work transitional anxiety. Methods We conducted a 16-week quasi-experimental study to examine whether the intervention could elicit any differences between the experimental group (BanduraSCLT – HPRM – Literature-and-Film Study; N = 34) and the control group (non-BanduraSCLT – HPRM – Literature-and-Film Study; N = 33), comprising of medical university students from the central part of Taiwan. The quantitative instruments included the Humanistic Professional Awareness Scale (HPAS-HSP), Caring Behaviour Scale (CBS-HSP) and School-to-Work Transitional Anxiety Scale (StWTA-HS). One-way MANOVA (multivariate analysis of variance) and one-way MANCOVA (multivariate analysis of covariance) were used for statistical analysis. Results The results revealed that students who received Bandura’s social cognitive learning for humanistic professional role modelling had significantly stronger humanistic professional awareness in terms of ‘personal integrity and accountability’, ‘sensitivity to others’ and ‘professional competence’. They also had more effective caring behaviour in terms of ‘support and attentiveness’, ‘professional knowledge and skills’, ‘gratifying needs and responsiveness’ and ‘confidentiality and trust’. In addition, they had less school-to-work transitional anxiety in terms of ‘inexperience in professional knowledge and skills’, ‘fear of death’, ‘fear of being infected’ and ‘interpersonal interactions.’ Conclusion The findings suggest that using Bandura’s social cognitive learning for humanistic professional role modelling can have a positive impact on awareness of humanistic professionalism, caring behaviour and school-to-work transitional anxiety. Hence, it can be an effective teaching tool for medical education.

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“… 7 In order to restore humanity to the healthcare practice and allow students to reflect upon their roles as healthcare providers, medical humanities has become increasingly integrated into medical education. 8 …”

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confidence: 99%