21 September 2005
Can We Teach Humanism in Medicine?
Eugene Foley, M.D., Department of Surgery , UVA
Mark Mendelsohn, M.D., Department of Pediatrics , UVA
Student Health Service , and School of Medicine Dean's Office
What is humanism in medicine, and what does it look like and mean – to the patient, to the doctor – in practice? Can the qualities, attitudes, values, and behaviors that we call "humanistic" be taught to medical students and residents and, if so, how is this best accomplished and by whom? Three faculty winners of UVA's Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award take up these questions and offer their ideas.
Co-presented with the UVA Chapter of the
Gold Humanism in Medicine Honor Society