Expectations of Polish undergraduate medical students for medical humanities classes: a survey-based pilot study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Medical schools teach Medical Humanities (MH) to provide students with knowledge about the human experience related to health, illness, disease, medicine, and healthcare. Due to the previously observed negative opinions about MH courses, we examined the expectations of medical students in Poland toward humanities subjects.

Methods

We conducted a voluntary, anonymous electronic survey in one medical school (single-center study) and collected data from 166 medical students. The results were analyzed by comparing continuous and categorical variables between groups (gender, year of study, previous participation in MH classes).

Results

The students expected to learn how to communicate with patients and their families, especially about difficult topics. They also

SUBMITTER: Makowska M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10585903 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature