The Humanities, Science, and the Medical Curriculum
Authors: EDWARD J. HUTH
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1984)

Editorials1 December 1984The Humanities, Science, and the Medical CurriculumEDWARD J. HUTH, M.D.EDWARD J. HUTH, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-101-6-864 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTwo major documents on American medical education have just been published. Both merit careful reading by everyone in medical education, from deans to residents, and perhaps even students, who occasionally are allowed to say something about curriculum.Physicians for the Twenty-First Century: Report of the Panel on the General Professional Education of the Physician(likely to become known as the GPEP report) was issued in summary form by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) at the end of September (1); the full report was published as part 2 of the November issue of the Journal of Medical Education (2).The Place of the Humanities in Medicine, a monograph (3) by Eric J. Cassell, M.D., Director of the Cornell Program for the Study of Ethics and Values in Medicine, was published by The Hastings Center in August....References1. . Physicians for the Twenty-First Century. Washington, D.C.:Association of American Medical Colleges; 1984. (Copies available on request from Membership and Publications Orders, Association of American Medical Colleges, One Dupont Circle, N.W., Suite 2000; Washington, DC 20036.) Google Scholar2. . Physicians for the twenty-first century. J Med Educ. 1984;59(11 pt 2): 1-208. Google Scholar3. CASSELL E. The Place of the Humanities in Medicine. Hastings-on-Hudson, New York: The Hastings Center, Institute of Society, Ethics, and the Life Sciences; 1984. (Copies available at $7.00 each from The Hastings Center.) Google Scholar4. JONAS S. The case for change in medical education in the United States. Lancet. 1984;2:452-4. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. WARREN K. The humanities in medical education. Ann Intern Med. 1984;101:697-701. LinkGoogle Scholar6. . Excerpts from Physicians for the Twenty-First Century: report of the Panel on the General Professional Education of the Physician and College Preparation for Medicine. Association of American Medical Colleges. Ann Intern Med. 1984;101:870-2. LinkGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: EDWARD J. HUTH, M.D.Affiliations: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byMedicine and Philosophy: The Coming Together of an Odd CoupleWriting in medical schoolLiberal education and medical school admissionPATOLOGIA CLÍNICA: UMA CRISE DE IDENTIDADE NO ENSINO MÉDICODivisions of General Internal Medicine: Accomplishments and NeedsMICHAEL KARPF, M.D., GERALD S. LEVEY, M.D.The GPEP Report: I. Preparation for Medical SchoolJEREMIAH A. BARONDESS, M.D.The Humanities in Medical SchoolsMARTHA L. ELKS, M.D., Ph.D.The Academic Future of General Internal MedicineEDWARD J. HUTH, M.D.The Humanities in MedicineJOANNE TRAUTMANN BANKS, Ph.D., K. DANNER CLOUSER, Ph.D., ROBERT L. SEVENSKY, Ph.D., STEVEN STOWE, Ph.D., E. A. VASTYAN, B.D., ARTHUR ZUCKER, M.A.Editorial 1 December 1984Volume 101, Issue 6Page: 864-865KeywordsMedical education ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 December 1984 PDF downloadLoading ...