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Humanistic Lerning in Medical Curriculum
Hongladarom S 
,
Phaosavasdi S ,
Taneepanichskul S ,
Tannirandorn Y ,
Wilde H ,
Pruksapong C
,
Phaosavasdi S ,
Taneepanichskul S ,
Tannirandorn Y ,
Wilde H ,
Pruksapong C This paper argues for more attention and exposure to humanistic learning in the Thai
medical curriculum. Humanistic learning traditionally consists of literature, history and philo-
sophy, and is advantageous for medical education in that it tends to foster sensitivities to feelings,
awareness of social traditions, and creating of skills in deliberating complex, ethical issues. These
dispositions are necessary for a doctor in the world where there is an ever increasing public demand
for communication, accountability and transparency on the part of doctors. It is proposed that the
Thai medical curriculum should include more humanistic learning, and that medical students
should be given opportunities to interact more with students from other disciplines throughout
their studies and later professional life.
Key word
: Ethics, Medical Humanities, Medical Curriculum
medical curriculum. Humanistic learning traditionally consists of literature, history and philo-
sophy, and is advantageous for medical education in that it tends to foster sensitivities to feelings,
awareness of social traditions, and creating of skills in deliberating complex, ethical issues. These
dispositions are necessary for a doctor in the world where there is an ever increasing public demand
for communication, accountability and transparency on the part of doctors. It is proposed that the
Thai medical curriculum should include more humanistic learning, and that medical students
should be given opportunities to interact more with students from other disciplines throughout
their studies and later professional life.
Key word
: Ethics, Medical Humanities, Medical Curriculum
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