In 2008/9 eleven humanities modules were introduced to first year medical students in the School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin. They became part of the core curriculum in 2010 and it is planned to run them again in the fourth year to ‘top up’ on humanistic ideas, issues and attitudes before qualification. This initiative is being scientifically analysed to see if it produces more humane and empathetic doctors.
See a recent article in the Irish Times:
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/weekend/2011/1029/1224306682790.html
http://www.medicine.tcd.ie/bulletin/oct-nov-2010/medical-humanities.php
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