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Wisdom In Medicine, William T. Branch Jr. Md, Macp
Wisdom In Medicine, William T. Branch Jr. Md, Macp
William T.Branch Jr.MD
We attribute wisdom to our heroes in medicine: Dr John Hickam was a wise man. It is a quality attributed sparingly and thoughtfully. When asked, most doctors will think long and hard before naming a few wise teachers or mentors. Though obviously important in medicine, little has been written about the nature of medical wisdom, or about how it is acquired or transmitted from one generation of doctors to the next.
Use Of Critical Incident Reports In Medical Education: A Perspective, William T. Branch Jr. Md, Macp
Use Of Critical Incident Reports In Medical Education: A Perspective, William T. Branch Jr. Md, Macp
William T.Branch Jr.MD
Critical incident reports are now being widely used in medical education. They are short narrative accounts focusing on the most important professional experiences of medical students, residents, and other learners. As such, critical incident reports are ideally suited for addressing values and attitudes, and teaching professional development. This manuscript describes critical incident reports and gives examples of their use, provides a theoretical underpinning that explains their effectiveness, and describes the educational impacts of critical incident reports and similar methods that use reflective learning. The author recommends critical incident reports as an especially effective means to address learners' most deeply held …
Teaching The Human Dimensions Of Care In The Clinical Settings, William T. Branch Jr. Md, Macp
Teaching The Human Dimensions Of Care In The Clinical Settings, William T. Branch Jr. Md, Macp
William T.Branch Jr.MD
Despite repeated calls to emphasize the humanistic dimensions of care during medical education, these are few known techniques for effective teaching of humanism. We describe the barriers that inhibit humanistic teaching and suggest pragmatic teaching methods to overcome such barriers and teach humanistic care in clinical settings. We began by asking participants at a conference on patient-physician communications sponsored by the American Academy on Physician and Patient in June 1998, "What can we do in the patient's presence to improve and teach the human dimensions of care? Please provide one or more examples of approaches you found to be effective." …
The Ethics Of Caring And Medical Education, William T. Branch Jr. Md, Macp
The Ethics Of Caring And Medical Education, William T. Branch Jr. Md, Macp
William T.Branch Jr.MD
The ethics of caring, though the subject of much recent discussion by philosophers, has hardly been applied to medical ethics and medical education. Based on receptivity (that is, empathy and compassion) toward and taking responsibility for other persons, the ethics of caring has particular relevance to medicine. Caring guides the physician always to remain the patient's advocate and to maintain the therapeutic relationship when dealing with and resolving ethical dilemmas. This article discusses the philosophy behind the ethics of caring and then explores three issues that arise within its context: receptivity, taking responsibility, and creating an educational environment that fosters …
Supporting The Moral Development Of Medical Students, William T. Branch Jr. Md, Macp
Supporting The Moral Development Of Medical Students, William T. Branch Jr. Md, Macp
William T.Branch Jr.MD
Philosophers who studied moral development have found that individuals normally progress rapidly in early adulthood from a conventional stage in which they base behavior on the norms and values of those around them to a more principled stage where they identify and attempt to live by personal moral values. Available data suggest that many medical students, who should be in this transition, show little change in their moral development. Possibly, this relates to perceived pressures to conform to the informal culture of the medical wards. Many students experience considerable internal dissidence as they struggle to accommodate personal values related to …
Medical Students Development Of Empathic Understanding Of Their Patients, William T. Branch Jr. Md, Macp
Medical Students Development Of Empathic Understanding Of Their Patients, William T. Branch Jr. Md, Macp
William T.Branch Jr.MD
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Professional And Moral Development In Medical Students: The Ethics Of Caring For Patients, William T. Branch Jr. Md, Macp
Professional And Moral Development In Medical Students: The Ethics Of Caring For Patients, William T. Branch Jr. Md, Macp
William T.Branch Jr.MD
The young physician-in-training faces arduous tasks. Knowledge must be absorbed, and skills must be mastered. But, becoming a physician is a moral as well as an intellectual task. The attitudes and values that a young physician adopts will determine the way he or she practices, and be equally as important as intellectual and technical proficiency. Physicians-in-training are young adults. They have emerged from adolescence into adulthood, hopefully with a firm image of themselves and a self-awareness of their values and inner feelings.