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Abstract
The advocate role is recognized as an intrinsic medical competency. Despite recent attention to pedagogical approaches, it is a role that remains poorly understood and difficult to teach. At the same time there is a growing body of evidence showing the necessity of incorporating humanities-based education into medical curricula. Here, we present five ways to use the humanities as a tool for teaching the advocate role including: decentre the physician as expert, develop engaged providers, engage learners in curricular decisions, value the humanities (and show it), and keep it practical.
Résumé
Le rôle de défenseur des intérêts des patients est reconnu comme une compétence médicale à part entière. Malgré l'attention récente portée aux approches pédagogiques, ce rôle reste mal compris et difficile à enseigner. En parallèle, un nombre croissant de travaux démontrent la nécessité d'intégrer l'enseignement des sciences humaines dans les programmes d'études médicales. Nous présentons ici cinq façons d'utiliser les sciences humaines comme outil pour enseigner le rôle de défenseur des intérêts des patients, notamment : décentraliser le rôle d'expert du médecin, former des professionnels engagés, faire participer les apprenants aux décisions relatives au programme d'études, valoriser les sciences humaines (et le montrer), et rester pratique.
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