HEALTH HUMANITIES LONGITUDINAL LEARNING EXPERIENCE (2H2LE) Objectives:
Through the process of introducing medical students to the growing field of medical/health humanities, learners will be able to explore interdisciplinary and arts-based perspectives through discussion of literary, philosophical, cinematic, theatrical, and visual texts, in order to meet the following learning objectives:
- To enhance sensitivity and foster appreciation of different cultural, social, aesthetic and historical understandings of health, illness, disability, human suffering and resilience. -> advocate 2.3, professional 1.8
- To develop enhanced observational skills, narrative competence, critical thinking and reflective capacity in order to foster humility, empathy and tolerance of uncertainty and ambiguity in medicine. -> communicator 1.1, professional 1.1
- To enhance perspective-taking through analysis of personal biases, judgments and blind spots while affirming personal values and respect for the views of others. -> professional 4.3, communicator 1.3, collaborator 1.3
- To demonstrate a commitment to personal health, wellbeing and renewal through creative and reflective practice and the cultivation of mindfulness and self-awareness. -> professional 4.1, 4.3
- To stimulate reflection on one’s experiences in medical education over time using critical and theoretical lenses proper to the humanities. -> scholar 2.1, communicator 3.1, professional 4.1
- To use the lens of the humanities to enhance critical reflection on structural inequities and injustices, both within the health care system and society at large. -> advocate 2.3, professional 1.8, scholar 2.1, communicator 3.1, collaborator 1.3.