Narrative medicine as a means of training medical students toward residency competencies

PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING

卷:91

Article

Arntfield, Shannon L.¹  Slesar, Kristen²  Dickson, Jennifer³  Charon, Rita³ 

[1] Western Univ, Dept Obstet & Gynecol, London, ON, Canada

[2] Columbia Univ, Med Ctr, Dept Social Work, New York, NY USA

[3] Columbia Univ, New York, NY USA

关键词: Medical education;    Narrative medicine;    Communication;    Physician/patient relationship;    Medical humanities;    Qualitative research;    Values/attitudes;    Competencies;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.pec.2013.01.014

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

Objective: This study sought to explore the perceived influence of narrative medicine training on clinical skill development of fourth-year medical students, focusing on competencies mandated by ACGME and the RCPSC in areas of communication, collaboration, and professionalism. Methods: Using grounded-theory, three methods of data collection were used to query twelve medical students participating in a one-month narrative medicine elective regarding the process of training and the influence on clinical skills. Iterative thematic analysis and data triangulation occurred. Results: Response rate was 91% (survey), 50% (focus group) and 25% (follow-up). Five major findings emerged. Students perceive that they: develop and improve specific communication skills; enhance their capacity to collaborate, empathize, and be patient-centered; develop personally and professionally through reflection. They report that the pedagogical approach used in narrative training is critical to its dividends but misunderstood and perceived as counter-culture. Conclusion/Practice implications: Participating medical students reported that they perceived narrative medicine to be an important, effective, but counter-culture means of enhancing communication, collaboration, and professional development. The authors contend that these skills are integral to medical practice, consistent with core competencies mandated by the ACGME/RCPSC, and difficult to teach. Future research must explore sequelae of training on actual clinical performance. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.

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