Patient Storytellers for Professionalism Education / 医学教育

ABSTRACT

The importance of patient narratives has been recognized in medical education. It is almost equivalent to concepts of "altruism" or "empathy" in medical professionalism. However, opportunities or resources on the matter have been limited. About 100 years ago, Sir William Osler said, "Just listen to your patient" , emphasizing the importance of patient narratives. Listening to the patient's story has been situated at the core of medical education, and the value of patient narratives has been explored through an online database and the activities of patient storytellers. In this article, examples from our empirical study on patient narratives are presented, and its effectiveness is then discussed.