Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-2017
Embargo Period
4-1-2018
Abstract
Science can exist without context just as medicine can exist without patients, but should it? Data supporting a need for medical students to learn literature, philosophy, language, religion, art, and music are limited, but study findings indicate that the humanities can enhance empathy in medical students.
Recommended Citation
Baltonado, Julet and Cymet, Tyler, "Can The Humanities Humanize Health Care?" (2017). Osteopathic Medicine Student Publications. 1.
https://dune.une.edu/com_studpubs/1
Comments
© 2017 by the American Osteopathic Association; placed here by permission.
Originally published:
Baltonado J, Cymet T. Can the Humanities Humanize Health Care? J Am Osteopath Assoc. 2017; 117(4): 273-275. doi:10.7556/jaoa.2017.046
Article refers to Akesis, University of New England journal of narrative medicine, founded and edited by College of Osteopathic Medicine students.