• JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc · Jan 2014

    Medical Humanities in Nepal: Present Scenario.

    • Ajaya Kumar Dhakal, P Ravi Shankar, Sanjaya Dhakal, Devendra Shrestha, and Rano Mal Piryani.
    • Department of Pediatrics, KIST Medical College, Lalitpur, Nepal.
    • JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc. 2014 Jan 1; 52 (193): 751-4.

    AbstractHumanities have an essential role in medical education. The current gap between the humanities and medicine has to be bridged and there should be continuous and vigorous debate about the theory and practice of medical humanities. Medical humanities is a relatively new concept even in developed countries, and is at infancy stage in developing countries. In Nepal, modules on medical humanities have been initiated in certain medical schools by enthusiastic faculties and it requires further debates for inclusion in curriculum.

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