Fostering Reflection and Empathy: The Impact of Book Discussions on Medical Students' Education
Book discussions serve as a valuable complement to traditional medical education by fostering reflection, empathy, and ethical awareness. Incorporating such initiatives into medical curricula may enhance students' nontechnical competencies, ultimately contributing to the development of well-rounded, socially conscious physicians.
Authors
- Saori Nakayama
- Daisuke Son (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7053-162X)
- Shin‐ichi Taniguchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1417-8753)
Institutions
- Japan Association for Development of Community Medicine (JP)
- Tottori University Hospital (JP)
- Tottori University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2025-10-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.94433
- Primary Topic
- Empathy and Medical Education
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00