Dhaliwal Upreet, Singh Satendra
Former Director-Professor of Ophthalmology, and Founding member of the Health Humanities Group, University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi 110095, INDIA.
Director-Professor of Physiology, and Founding member of the Health Humanities Group, Univer-sity College of Medical Sciences, Delhi 110095, INDIA.
Indian J Med Ethics. 2025 Jan-Mar;X(1):48-53. doi: 10.20529/IJME.2024.052. Epub 2024 Aug 19.
Poetry is a powerful tool to promote communication, develop insight and empathy, examine ethical issues, and challenge assumptions. We have been using poetry in health professions education for many years and wished to capture its impact on healthcare learners and professionals, with a focus on competencies essential to healthcare providers. A three-hour poetry workshop was conducted during the National Conference for Health Professions Educators, 2022, for volunteers from the health professions. Poems were curated beforehand to highlight ethics concepts, and social and structural healthcare barriers. Participant responses suggested that they connected with the struggles depicted, noticed ethical issues, and experienced empathy. Online feedback from participants after the workshop revealed that the poems motivated self-reflection, gave voice to feelings, and helped understand patient perspectives. Our findings suggest that integrating poetry into the curriculum can improve educational competencies, enhance understanding of illness, and facilitate creativity, reflective learning, and discussions on self-care and burnout.
诗歌是促进交流、培养洞察力和同理心、审视伦理问题以及挑战假设的有力工具。多年来，我们一直在健康职业教育中运用诗歌，并希望捕捉其对医疗学习者和专业人员的影响，重点关注医疗服务提供者所需的能力。在2022年全国健康职业教育者会议期间，为健康职业志愿者举办了一场为期三小时的诗歌工作坊。诗歌是事先精心挑选的，以突出伦理概念以及社会和结构性的医疗障碍。参与者的反馈表明，他们与所描绘的挣扎产生了共鸣，注意到了伦理问题，并产生了同理心。工作坊结束后参与者的在线反馈显示，这些诗歌激发了自我反思，表达了情感，并有助于理解患者的观点。我们的研究结果表明，将诗歌融入课程可以提高教育能力，增强对疾病的理解，并促进创造力、反思性学习以及关于自我护理和职业倦怠的讨论。
