Storying stories

dc.creator	Frans Meulenberg
dc.creator	Joshua M. Smyth
dc.creator	Antonia C. Lyons
dc.creator	A. Scott Pearson
dc.creator	Sjaak van der Geest
dc.creator	Joost Haan
dc.creator	Ad A. Kaptein
dc.date	2012-01-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-08-12T11:17:19Z
dc.date.available	2015-08-12T11:17:19Z
dc.identifier	10.4081/med.2012.e7
dc.identifier	2038-9531
dc.identifier	2038-954X
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/a059460789de4e2c838b7523ba057fe7
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/26240
dc.description	In many countries courses on Literature and Medicine (LitMed) are part of the medical <em>curriculum</em>, to develop and teach knowledge and skills in the area of Medical Humanities. We describe a LitMed course designed to encourage medical students at a university medical center to incorporate the biopsychosocial model into their clinical skills. A LitMed course for medical students is described and contextualized within the field of medical humanities with a focus on biopsychosocial responses to illness. The components of the course are presented, along with details of specific relevant novels employed, other study materials, and assignment examples. Preliminary evidence for positive course outcomes included students publishing peer reviewed papers, and enthusiastic faculty response. The course also led to renewed initiatives to incorporate LitMed in the medical <em>curriculum</em>. Suggestions for future teaching activities in this area are provided. Teaching a LitMed course is feasible, strengthens the adoption of a biopsychosocial approach in medical students, and is evaluated positively by students and staff from medical schools.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	PAGEPress Publications
dc.relation	http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/med/article/view/4032
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2038-9531
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2038-954X
dc.rights	CC BY-NC
dc.source	Medical Education Development, Vol 2, Iss 1, Pp e7-e7 (2012)
dc.subject	Literature & Medicine, Medical Humanities, medical students, biopsychosocial medicine, novels
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Storying stories
dc.type	article