Interacting With The Medical Humanities: Versions Of The Body (Out of Print)

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OPEN ACCESSOctober 13, 2006Interacting With The Medical Humanities: Versions Of The Body (Out of Print) Caroline Wellbery Caroline Wellbery Georgetown University School of Medicine Google Scholar More articles by this author https://doi.org/10.15766/mep_2374-8265.366 SectionsAbout ToolsDownload Citations ShareFacebookTwitterEmail AbstractInteracting with the Medical Humanities: Versions of the Body focuses on the student's initiation to the physical body. It is the second of eight units that explore different aspects of the opportunities and challenges of the doctor-patient relationship. The web-based project uses art, literature, video and audio skits, and interviews to explore the art of medicine. Though geared primarily towards first- and second-year medical students, this unit offers many materials that can be incorporated into clerkships and residency lectures that can also drive home teachable moments. The unit begins with a focus on the anatomical body, specifically, the student's encounter with the cadaver. Objective and subjective aspects of this encounter are explored, and include exercises involving different organs in isolation from the body, as is the experience of a patient meditating on the experience of organ transplantation. The unit continues with a study of body image using obesity and eating disorders as examples of distorted self-images and their relationship to cultural norms. Continuing with the theme of objective and subjective approaches to the body, the units conclude with a section on sexuality. Exercises contrast ordinary and clinical language of sexuality, sexual dysfunction and taking a sexual history. A final exercise invites students to reflect on the role of culture in dictating sexual behavior. Educational Objectives By the end of the module, the learner will be able to: Articulate the difference between objective and subjective approaches to the physical body.Understand how objectification of the body relates to suffering.Identify ways in which patients and health professionals can help the patient reclaim the body's wholeness.Gain insight into the perspective of an organ transplant recipient.Recognize how cultural differences shape attitudes towards organ donation.Recognize the role of cultural attitudes in defining attractiveness.Learn how to initiate a discussion about obesity.Confront negative and pathological reactions to obesity. Sign up for the latest publications from MedEdPORTAL Add your email below FILES INCLUDEDReferencesRelatedDetails FILES INCLUDED Included in this publication: Web Link Access_366.pdf To view all publication components, extract (i.e., unzip) them from the downloaded .zip file. Download editor’s noteThis publication may contain technology or a display format that is no longer in use. CitationWellbery C. Interacting With The Medical Humanities: Versions Of The Body (Out of Print). MedEdPORTAL. 2006;2:366. https://doi.org/10.15766/mep_2374-8265.366 Related Interacting With The Medical Humanities: The Doctor-Patient Relationship (Out of Print) Interacting With The Medical Humanities: Versions Of The Body (Out of Print) Copyright & Permissions© 2006 Almoallim. This is an open-access publication distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial license.KeywordsSexual HistorySexual IdentityObesityAnorexiaCadaverOrgan TransplantationBody ImageEating Disorders Disclosures None to report. Funding/Support None to report. tabs.loading