Choi Eojin, Chisolm Margaret S
School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Adv Med Educ Pract. 2025 Jul 5;16:1181-1185. doi: 10.2147/AMEP.S505619. eCollection 2025.
Religion and spirituality are increasingly recognized as important aspects of patient care and medical education, yet many medical schools still lack structured curricula in this area. This is particularly relevant given the increasing gap between younger medical learners who identify as "spiritual but not religious" and their older adult patients who identify as religious. This article explores the potential of museum-based education as an innovative approach to integrate religion and spirituality into medical education. By using museums' diverse collections of religious and cultural artifacts, medical students can learn about various religious traditions around the world and engage in discussions on religion and spirituality in a collaborative and supportive environment. Visual Thinking Strategies, a widely studied visual arts-based method in medical education, can be a particularly effective tool that fosters empathy, cultural humility, and critical thinking. This approach can ultimately help medical students integrate spiritual care into their future practice while also encouraging reflection on the role of religion and spirituality in their personal lives.
宗教和精神信仰日益被视为患者护理和医学教育的重要方面，但许多医学院校在这一领域仍缺乏结构化课程。鉴于将自己认定为“有精神信仰但无宗教信仰”的年轻医学学习者与认定为有宗教信仰的老年患者之间的差距日益扩大，这一点尤为重要。本文探讨了以博物馆为基础的教育作为一种创新方法，将宗教和精神信仰融入医学教育的潜力。通过利用博物馆收藏的各种宗教和文化文物，医学生可以了解世界各地的各种宗教传统，并在协作和支持的环境中参与关于宗教和精神信仰的讨论。视觉思维策略是医学教育中一种经过广泛研究的基于视觉艺术的方法，它可能是一种特别有效的工具，能够培养同理心、文化谦逊和批判性思维。这种方法最终可以帮助医学生将精神护理融入他们未来的实践中，同时也鼓励他们反思宗教和精神信仰在他们个人生活中的作用。
