ArticleCanadian medical education journal2023
The Companion Curriculum: medical students' perceptions of the integration of humanities within medical education.
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- In love with medical humanities! A survey on medical students' opinions and satisfaction with an integrated elective course.BMC medical education · 2025Article
- Exploring the experiences of Canadian medical students with a background in the arts and humanities.Canadian medical education journal · 2024Article
- A shout-out to research staff professionals (because completing a strong research project is much harder than it looks, and it looks hard).Canadian medical education journal · 2023Article
- Creating Alignment: How the Humanities Can Help Heal Physicians and Patients.Journal of medical education and curricular developmentArticle
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Abstract
Background: The contributions of arts and humanities to medical education are known in the medical education community, but medical schools' offerings vary. The Companion Curriculum (CC) is a student-curated set of optional humanities content for medical students at the University of Toronto. This study evaluates integration of the CC to identify key enabling conditions for medical humanities engagement. Methods: A mixed-methods evaluation gauged usage and perceptions of integration of the CC among medical students using an online survey and focus groups. Narrative data underwent thematic analysis, supported by summary statistics of quantitative data. Results: Half of survey respondents were aware of the CC ( Conclusion: Despite participants' interest in medical humanities, our CC remains underused. To improve humanities' visibility in the MD curriculum, our results indicate that greater institutional support, including faculty development and early curricular integration, is required. Further study should explore reasons for gaps between interest and participation.
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