Fostering Empathy, Implicit Bias Mitigation, and Compassionate Behavior in a Medical Humanities Course

Fostering Empathy, Implicit Bias Mitigation, and Compassionate Behavior in a Medical Humanities Course

Increases in compassionate behavior improve patient outcomes and reduce burnout among healthcare professionals. We predicted that selecting and performing service-learning projects by teams of prospective medical students in a Medical Humanities course would foster students’ compassion by...

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Main Authors: Brian D. Schwartz, Alexis Horst, Jenifer A. Fisher, Nicole Michels, Lon J. Van Winkle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-03-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
compassion
empathy
observational study
reflective capacity
team-based learning
implicit bias
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/7/2169

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