Clouser K D
Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey 17033.
J Med Philos. 1990 Jun;15(3):289-301. doi: 10.1093/jmp/15.3.289.
The author discusses the contribution of humanities teaching in medical education. Five "qualities of mind" specifically engendered by the humanistic disciplines are isolated, delineated, and illustrated: critical abilities, flexibility of perspective, nondogmatism, discernment of values, and empathy and self-knowledge.