NCKU hosts medical conference to promote humanities education - CNA
NCKU hosts medical conference to promote humanities education
(中央社訊息服務20140317 17:41:21)The 2013 Medical Humanities in East Asia was held in National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), southern Taiwan, from March 15 to 16, with more than fifty students and scholars including approximately thirty medical professions from East Asia countries such as Japan, China, and Korea to discuss issues over medical humanities.
NCKU President Hwung-Hweng Hwung welcomed the guests and said that NCKU is committed to promoting academic exchanges and international cooperation, and this conference is just one of the many efforts that we have been making in this regard.
He also said, “At NCKU, we believe that learning from our international colleagues from East Asia and beyond is an important and necessary step towards excellence.”
NCKU is also taking its social responsibilities seriously, according to Hwung, and one such responsibility is to educate our students well, including students in the health sciences.
The two-day conference included four keynote speeches by Tai-Fai Fok, vice president from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and Chyi-Her Lin, Professor from NCKU College of Medicine, Gunter Henze , M.D., PhD, Dept. of Pediatric Oncology and hematology Universitatsmedizin Berlin and Ms. Jennifer L. Wood, Affiliated visitor of Research Institute for Humanities, Chinese University of Hong Kong.
It also included round table discussion on education of medical humanities, four panels on narrative medicine, medical students’ view on Medical Humanities, medicine in history and humanities on clinical encounters.
Professor Tai-Fai Fok, gave a speech on the topic - Humanities and Training Our Next Generation Healthcare Workers. He said, “Ultimately, what makes a good doctor would reflect a combination of the individual’s background and personal qualities.”
Fok gave a brief introduction of history on medical education and noted that medical education has been driven toward science instead of humanities.
When asked about Hong Kong students’ reaction toward medical humanities education, he stated, “Our first-year students in medical school actually show a lot of interest in our general education course…When they come into university where they are exposed to philosophy, history, they think it’s eye-opening.’
“Attention to literature and the arts help to develop and nurture skills of observation, analysis, empathy, and self-reflection – skills that are essential for humane medical care,” Fok said.
Dr. Chyi-Her Lin introduced medical educational system in Taiwan. On the issue of the new six-year medical curriculum, he said, “We try to integrate our curriculum from the first year to sixth with basic, clinical and social science. We provide team-based learning or case studies to foster active group interaction.”
Gunter Henze gave a talk on Introduction of Germen medical education system medical ethics and said, “Natural science and humanities should team up then we will be able to create the maximum benefit for patients in terms of clinical, emotional and psychological cure.”
Jennifer Wood talked about U.S. healthcare reform and identified the barriers and what accounts for the uniquely cultural and political opposition to universal coverage in the U.S.
Enditem/(Angela Liu)
(中央社訊息服務20140317 17:41:21)The 2013 Medical Humanities in East Asia was held in National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), southern Taiwan, from March 15 to 16, with more than fifty students and scholars including approximately thirty medical professions from East Asia countries such as Japan, China, and Korea to discuss issues over medical humanities.
NCKU President Hwung-Hweng Hwung welcomed the guests and said that NCKU is committed to promoting academic exchanges and international cooperation, and this conference is just one of the many efforts that we have been making in this regard.
He also said, “At NCKU, we believe that learning from our international colleagues from East Asia and beyond is an important and necessary step towards excellence.”
NCKU is also taking its social responsibilities seriously, according to Hwung, and one such responsibility is to educate our students well, including students in the health sciences.
The two-day conference included four keynote speeches by Tai-Fai Fok, vice president from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and Chyi-Her Lin, Professor from NCKU College of Medicine, Gunter Henze , M.D., PhD, Dept. of Pediatric Oncology and hematology Universitatsmedizin Berlin and Ms. Jennifer L. Wood, Affiliated visitor of Research Institute for Humanities, Chinese University of Hong Kong.
It also included round table discussion on education of medical humanities, four panels on narrative medicine, medical students’ view on Medical Humanities, medicine in history and humanities on clinical encounters.
Professor Tai-Fai Fok, gave a speech on the topic - Humanities and Training Our Next Generation Healthcare Workers. He said, “Ultimately, what makes a good doctor would reflect a combination of the individual’s background and personal qualities.”
Fok gave a brief introduction of history on medical education and noted that medical education has been driven toward science instead of humanities.
When asked about Hong Kong students’ reaction toward medical humanities education, he stated, “Our first-year students in medical school actually show a lot of interest in our general education course…When they come into university where they are exposed to philosophy, history, they think it’s eye-opening.’
“Attention to literature and the arts help to develop and nurture skills of observation, analysis, empathy, and self-reflection – skills that are essential for humane medical care,” Fok said.
Dr. Chyi-Her Lin introduced medical educational system in Taiwan. On the issue of the new six-year medical curriculum, he said, “We try to integrate our curriculum from the first year to sixth with basic, clinical and social science. We provide team-based learning or case studies to foster active group interaction.”
Gunter Henze gave a talk on Introduction of Germen medical education system medical ethics and said, “Natural science and humanities should team up then we will be able to create the maximum benefit for patients in terms of clinical, emotional and psychological cure.”
Jennifer Wood talked about U.S. healthcare reform and identified the barriers and what accounts for the uniquely cultural and political opposition to universal coverage in the U.S.
Enditem/(Angela Liu)
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