Indian journal of medical ethics
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Indian J Med Ethics · Jan 2013
Developing and sustaining a medical humanities program at KIST Medical College, Nepal.
The author conducted a voluntary Medical Humanities (MH) module at Pokhara, Nepal, in 2007 as a curriculum innovation project for a fellowship in health sciences education. He conducted a module for faculty members at KIST Medical College (KISTMC), Lalitpur, Nepal, in 2008. The modules used literature excerpts, case scenarios, role-plays, paintings and group activities to explore different aspects of MH. ⋯ Participant views about the modules were positive. MH has a number of benefits in medical education and should be strongly considered for inclusion by medical schools in developing countries. MH modules should be creative, fun and taken forward by interested faculty members.