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ArticleBMC medical education2025

Integrating medical humanities in undergraduate medical education: a curricular model aligned with the InspirE5 framework.

Valle Coronado-Vázquez, Diana Monge Martín, Sara Arrimadas Salinas, Sandra Carr, Fernando Caballero Martínez, Santiago Álvarez Montero

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Valle Coronado-VázquezResearch group of Humanization and Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, Madrid, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2078-1855
Diana Monge MartínResearch group of Humanization and Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, Madrid, Spain. d.monge@ufv.es.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3593-1820
Sara Arrimadas SalinasResearch group of Humanization and Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, Madrid, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0008-2714-8781
Sandra CarrHealth Professions Education, School of Allied Health, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0043-4362
Fernando Caballero MartínezResearch group of Humanization and Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, Madrid, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7873-2824
Santiago Álvarez MonteroResearch group of Humanization and Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, Madrid, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8282-8877

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMedical Humanities (MH) integrate the human sciences, arts and social sciences into medical education to foster empathy, ethical reflection and critical thinking. This article presents the MH programme at Universidad Francisco de Vitoria (UFV), framed within the InspirE5 model-an internationally informed framework for designing and evaluating health humanities curricula.

methodsWe conducted a qualitative descriptive-interpretive study using document analysis and triangulated phenomenological interpretation. A multidisciplinary team analysed the programme according to the five domains of the InspirE5 model: Environment, Expectations, Experiences, Evidence, and Enhancement.

resultsThe UFV MH programme aligns closely with the InspirE5 capabilities, integrating them into a longitudinal, compulsory curriculum. It includes diverse pedagogical methods-such as mentoring, experiential learning, reflective writing, and interdisciplinary seminars-fostering person-centredness, ambiguity tolerance, and ethical imagination.

conclusionsThe programme demonstrates a coherent integration of MH across six academic years and provides a model of transformative, transdisciplinary education. Its alignment with the InspirE5 framework strengthens its value as a paradigm for medical humanities development, assessment and international comparison.

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CurriculumEducation, Medical, UndergraduateHumanitiesHumansModels, EducationalQualitative ResearchInspirE5 modelMedical educationMedical humanities

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PMID41039375
PMCPMC12492857

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