MEDICINE AND THE ARTS
MEDICINE AND THE ARTS

Summary/Abstract: Training to become a doctor has come to be seen from a more complex perspective today. Studies have shown that the introduction of arts and humanities in the curricula of medical schools may actually have a very good impact upon the formation of future doctors. The study of arts and humanities can help medical students to develop skills that are very important in the field of medicine, especially in terms of understanding the patient as an individual, in relation to his / her illness and as part of a particular context that shaped his / her mentality and psychology. This will provide our students with an excellent context to understand all the complexities of human nature. This paper also presents some of these attempts to introduce such topics of discussion at the ,,Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Iasi (especially with Dental and Pharmacy students). As part of some optional courses or some extra-curricular activities, our medical students are already being exposed to activities that get them involved in understanding the complex relationship between medicine and the arts.

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