Open AccessThe Companion Curriculum: medical students’ perceptions of the integration of humanities within medical education
Author(s) -
Charlotte Axelrod,
Connor T. A. Brenna,
A.S. Gershon,
Allan Peterkin,
Joyce NyhofYoung
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
canadian medical education journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1923-1202
DOI - 10.36834/cmej.72907
Subject(s) - curriculum , medical humanities , thematic analysis , medical education , humanities , the arts , perception , narrative , library science , pedagogy , psychology , medicine , sociology , qualitative research , social science , art , visual arts , literature , neuroscience , computer science
The contributions of arts and humanities to medical education are known in the medical education community, but medical schools' offerings vary. The Companion Curriculum (CC) is a student-curated set of optional humanities content for medical students at the University of Toronto. This study evaluates integration of the CC to identify key enabling conditions for medical humanities engagement.