Abstract
An increasing importance is given today to social and behavioural sciences in medical education in most developed countries. The goal is to ensure that trained medical students are ‘fit to purpose’ as stated in an editorial of the British Medical Journal [1]. We believe that a central component of this task is to promote interest towards ‘patientcentered care’ in future medical doctors. This short paper will focus on two patient-centered medical education initiatives which takes place at the beginning and end of the medical curriculum at the University of Geneva:
Highlights
An increasing importance is given today to social and behavioural sciences in medical education in most developed countries
The goal is to ensure that trained medical students are ‘fit to purpose’ as stated in an editorial of the British Medical Journal [1]
We believe that a central component of this task is to promote interest towards ‘patientcentered care’ in future medical doctors. This short paper will focus on two patient-centered medical education initiatives which takes place at the beginning and end of the medical curriculum at the University of Geneva: 1. The ‘Person, Health and Society’ program, which takes place during the first year of the medical curriculum and
Summary
An increasing importance is given today to social and behavioural sciences in medical education in most developed countries. We believe that a central component of this task is to promote interest towards ‘patientcentered care’ in future medical doctors This short paper will focus on two patient-centered medical education initiatives which takes place at the beginning and end of the medical curriculum at the University of Geneva: 1. 2. Integrated psychotherapy, which takes place during the pre- and postgraduate training periods in psychiatry. Integrated psychotherapy, which takes place during the pre- and postgraduate training periods in psychiatry The goals of this newly created program are to instill, in first-year medical students, an understanding of various psychosocial determinants of health and disease at the individual and community levels. – Development of the person from the newborn to the aging adult; changes and crises throughout the lifecycle – Chronic diseases and health enhancement – The health system and its organisation; access to health care – Human rights and health; social inequalities and health – Emotional and social determinants of health and disease
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