Cultivating compassion in medicine: a toolkit for medical students to improve self-kindness and enhance clinical care

Cultivating compassion in medicine: a toolkit for medical students to improve self-kindness and enhance clinical care

Abstract Background Compassionate care lies at the foundation of good patient care and is a quality that patients and providers continue to value in the fast-paced setting of contemporary medicine. Compassion is often discussed superficially in medical school curricula, but the practical aspect of l...

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Main Authors: Krisha K. Mehta, Shafkat Salam, Austin Hake, Rebecca Jennings, Afra Rahman, Stephen G. Post
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-03-01
Series:BMC Medical Education
Subjects:
Compassion education
Medical education
Medical humanities
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-024-05270-z

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