Medical Humanities
Integrating human values, ethics, communication, and professionalism into medical education to develop compassionate and competent doctors.
About Medical Humanities
Medical humanities uses interdisciplinary approaches to explore experiences of health and illness, often focusing on subjective, hidden, or invisible human experiences. This field promotes critical thinking and ethical sensitivity in medical practice.
It integrates literature, art, philosophy, ethics, sociology, anthropology, and history to enrich medical education and strengthen compassionate patient-centered care.
Phase-Wise Medical Humanities Curriculum
Phase I
- Behavioral Science
- Medical Sociology
- Etiquette in Using Social Media
- Self-Directed Learning Including Team Learning
- Medical Ethics
Phase II
- Communication Skill
- Doctor–Patient Relationship (DPR)
- Physicians’ Bedside Manner, Etiquette & Rapport Building
Phase III
- Integrity & Accountability of Medical Professionals
- Aspects of Good Doctors
Phase IV
- Medical Professionalism
- Inter-professionalism
- Patient Safety
Internship Period
- White Coat Ceremony
- Career Planning
- Continuing Medical Education (CME) & CPD
- Causes of Death
- Basic Infection Control Practice (ICP)