Transformation Through Reflection: the Humanities in Silent Mentor Surgery Skills Program

Authors

Ming-Chen Hsieh
Tsung-Ying Chen

Abstract

Teaching humanistic values is a critical part of medical education and t continuous professional development for physicians. Medical students, physicians, and patients can all benefit from learning humane values in the medical field. Combined with silent mentor surgery, a model for teaching humane values and surgical skills together should be created such that they complement each other, in order to enhance the core humane values of the medical profession. This article reviews the functional roles of the Silent Mentor Program in medical education and the potential changes it faces.

First Page

133

Last Page

136

DOI

10.6145/jme.201906_23(2).0001

Recommended Citation

Hsieh, Ming-Chen and Chen, Tsung-Ying (2019) "Transformation Through Reflection: the Humanities in Silent Mentor Surgery Skills Program," Journal of Medical Education: Vol. 23: Iss. 2, Article 6.
DOI: [https://doi.org/]10.6145/jme.201906_23(2).0001
Available at: https://jme.researchcommons.org/journal/vol23/iss2/6