ABSTRACT
“Therapeutic self” is the foundation that every healthcare professional should acquire. It is an important theme in professionalism education, which aims to educate learners about the attitudes needed to be a good doctor. It is assumed that as learners gain “resonance (subjective estimation) “ and “objective estimation” , they will be able to improve patient-doctor interactions and achieve a good balance with therapeutic self. In this article, firstly we explain the concepts associate with therapeutic self, then we introduce the strategy aimed at cultivating the therapeutic self in professionalism education: Through fieldwork training in a community, we aim to make the students more aware of the importance of the trust relationship between doctors and patients. We also aim to raise awareness about how healthcare professionals should be. An objective assessment of the therapeutic self was done using conversation analysis.
ABSTRACT
<p>Introduction: No formal curriculum has been formulated for teaching behavioral science to undergraduate medical students in Japan.<br>Method: We conducted a survey using the Delphi method to investigate the required competency in behavioral science for graduates in medicine. Then, we developed an outcome-oriented curriculum for teaching behavioral science.<br>Results: We propose an educational module of behavioral science consisting of 15 sessions of 90-minute lectures, small group discussions, and practice.<br>Discussion: We recommend including not only lectures but also practices according to problem-based learning as well as team-based learning in the curriculum to achieve the target outcome.</p>