Knowledge and teaching of human sciences and social sciences in the training of intensive care physicians. ¿Are they necessary today?

ABSTRACT

The new social dynamics of the 21st century resulting from globalization, ethnic, cultural mixing and now the COVID-19 pandemic require learning and teaching new ways of communicating and behaving with human beings and society. The human and social sciences help in the process of understanding the moral, social and behavioural codes of a population, as well as the human and social aspects of the person;both sciences base their analysis and evaluation on personal, family and social customs. Knowledge and teaching of human and social sciences is achieved through the educational programmes in universities' academic curricula and the skills developed for learning. The purpose of this reflection is to determine the importance of incorporating skills in human and social sciences into the academic curricula of critical medicine and intensive care specialization. Based on the hypothesis that knowledge and teaching of the human and social sciences in the training of intensive care physicians will broaden their personal and social vision, critical thinking and medical understanding in aspects concerning colleagues, patients, families and the plural and diverse society in today's hospitals. © 2022 Asociación Colombiana de Medicina Crítica y Cuidado lntensivo