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Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine 5/2018

01-05-2018 | Editorial

Medical Schools Should Admit More Guitar Players

Authors: Rebecca L. Volpe, Ph.D., Michael J. Green, MD, MS, FACP

Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine | Issue 5/2018

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Like Mangione and his colleagues, we believe humanities are indespensable to medical education and practice. It is at best unwise, and at worst impossible, to practice medicine without the attitudes, skills, and behaviors toward which medical humanities curricula aim (such as deep listening, empathy, and ethics). Not only do we personally believe in this work, we are also privileged to enjoy the support of our institution, which likely allots more curricular time to humanities than any other US medical school.1 …
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Title
Medical Schools Should Admit More Guitar Players
Authors
Rebecca L. Volpe, Ph.D.
Michael J. Green, MD, MS, FACP
Publication date
01-05-2018
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of General Internal Medicine / Issue 5/2018
Print ISSN: 0884-8734
Electronic ISSN: 1525-1497
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-018-4379-9

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