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Maintaining Balance in Medical School through Medical Humanities Electives. 2018

Patricia Sexton

Patricia Sexton, MS, DHEd, FNAOME, is Associate Dean for Curriculum, Professor of Family Medicine, Preventive Medicine and Community Health, A.T. Still University-Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, Kirksville, Missouri.

The amount of scientific and medical information students are expected to master is ever increasing. This may draw attention away from the human aspect of medicine - the reason most enter medical school in the first place. Medical humanities may help students remain empathetic, self-aware and reflective as they work to become excellent physicians.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D010021	Osteopathic Medicine	A medical discipline that is based on the philosophy that all body systems are interrelated and dependent upon one another for good health. This philosophy, developed in 1874 by Dr. Andrew Taylor Still, recognizes the concept of "wellness" and the importance of treating illness within the context of the whole body. Special attention is placed on the MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM.	Medicine, Osteopathic,Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine,Manipulative Medicine, Osteopathic,Medicine, Osteopathic Manipulative
D003479	Curriculum	A course of study offered by an educational institution.	Curricula,Short-Term Courses,Course, Short-Term,Courses, Short-Term,Short Term Courses,Short-Term Course
D004501	Education, Medical	Use for general articles concerning medical education.	Medical Education
D004645	Empathy	An individual's objective and insightful awareness of the feelings and behavior of another person. It should be distinguished from sympathy, which is usually nonobjective and noncritical. It includes caring, which is the demonstration of an awareness of and a concern for the good of others. (From Bioethics Thesaurus, 1992)	Caring,Compassion
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D006809	Humanities	Fields of inquiry in human constructs and concerns as opposed to natural processes and social relations. These are traditionally the study of literature, philosophy, and religion.
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D012577	Schools, Medical	Educational institutions for individuals specializing in the field of medicine.	Medical Schools,Medical School,School, Medical