2019
DOI: 10.7146/tfss.v16i31.116961
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‘Human First’: Teaching close reading and creative writing to medical students

Abstract: The University of Southern Denmark has introduced a mandatory course in Narrative Medicine into the curriculum of undergraduate medical students. It is part of a trajectory called ‘Human First’, which aims to improve the students’ empathic abilities by teaching them narrative competencies to draw on in their future clinical encounters as medical doctors. Although, theoretical accounts seem to make a strong case for the utility and value of educational interventions, such as courses in narrative medicine or med… Show more

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“…The course in narrative medicine unfolded over two separate days of eight hours each, separated by nine days in between. The content and form of the course were based on previous experiences from an elective course in narrative medicine for master's students in different majors at the Health Faculty of the University of Southern Denmark (Stewart-Ferrer & Rasmussen, 2019) and a study on a course in narrative medicine for pharmacy students in Germany (Nass et al, 2019). The course model was developed in collaboration with the director of the narrative medicine courses at the university.…”
Section: The Course In Narrative Medicinementioning
confidence: 99%
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“…The course in narrative medicine unfolded over two separate days of eight hours each, separated by nine days in between. The content and form of the course were based on previous experiences from an elective course in narrative medicine for master's students in different majors at the Health Faculty of the University of Southern Denmark (Stewart-Ferrer & Rasmussen, 2019) and a study on a course in narrative medicine for pharmacy students in Germany (Nass et al, 2019). The course model was developed in collaboration with the director of the narrative medicine courses at the university.…”
Section: The Course In Narrative Medicinementioning
confidence: 99%
“…At the University of Southern Denmark, an introductory course in narrative medicine has been mandatory for first-year medical students since 2017 (Stewart-Ferrer & Rasmussen, 2019). Here, lecturers from both humanities and medical sciences use the combination of close reading and creative writing with the purpose of enhancing narrative skills of listening to stories in the clinic (Stewart-Ferrer & Rasmussen, 2019). The close reading must investigate arts of high quality, so that the skills are trained by the most challenging, complex stories.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%