What is like to be a devoted doctor? An analysis of book reports on The Painted Veil / 한국의학교육
Korean Journal of Medical Education
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: 103-109, 2016.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
The aim of this study is to see what medical students think about the role of spouse of a devoted medical doctor through the book reports of The Painted Veil (1925).METHODS:
The 53 medical students were asked to read Maugham's The Painted Veil and to have a discussion. In their book reports, following questions were asked to be included What it is like to be married a devoted medical doctor? Do you think that patients realize, value, and respect the importance of doctor's work? In the outbreak of highly infectious and fatal disease, can you carry out a heroic fight to control it?RESULTS:
Among the 53 respondents, seven students (13%) answered that they would be happy if they marry a devoted doctor and scientist and 34 (64%) unhappy. The remaining 12 (23%) could not make a decision. The six students (11%) answered that doctor is valued and respected by patients while 46 (87%) answered doctor is neither valued nor respected. The remaining one (2%) could not decide. The 20 students (38%) answered that they would fight for the infectious disease and the remaining 30 (57%) answered that they would not. The remaining three (5%) could not determine their mind.CONCLUSION:
The Painted Veil induced a virtue of "life of balance and harmony" and "attitude of doctor who give superiority to responsibility and duty over prestige and wealth" from the medical students. It could be a good teaching material for medical humanity.
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Assunto principal:
Médicos
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Responsabilidade Social
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Valores Sociais
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Estudantes de Medicina
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Atitude
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Atitude do Pessoal de Saúde
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Casamento
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Surtos de Doenças
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Cônjuges
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Educação de Graduação em Medicina
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo prognóstico
Limite:
Adulto
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Korean Journal of Medical Education
Ano de publicação:
2016
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