Why do undergraduate medical students choose medical humanities? A cross-sectional study at an Italian University.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Medical humanities can contribute positively to clinical practice and medical education. Therefore, in many countries, medical schools have been progressively incorporating medical humanities into their curriculum. In Italy, only a few medical schools offer a variety of medical humanities courses, often as elective. What induces Italian medical students to take a medical humanities course has not yet been explored. The aim of this study is to fill this gap by investigating whether academic performance, sociodemographic and psychological variables may influence student motivation.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional study in a medical school and collected data from 260 medical students, from the 3rd to the 6th year of the degree course. The students who chose to

SUBMITTER: Tusoni F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11562315 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature