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Through another lens: the humanities and social sciences in the making of physicians
Author(s) -
Jones Elizabeth K,
Kumagai Arno K,
Kittendorf Anne L
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
medical education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.776
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1365-2923
pISSN - 0308-0110
DOI - 10.1111/medu.13817
Subject(s) - medical humanities , diversity (politics) , set (abstract data type) , humanities , medical school , psychology , medical education , medicine , sociology , art , computer science , anthropology , programming language
The authors reflect on how diversity in medical school applicants, including background in the humanities, may create a robust skill set applicable to medical care in non‐traditional yet important ways.