Practice and exploration of cultivating humanistic qualities in standardized training of ophthalmology residents

Strengthening medical humanities education is of vital significance in the standardized training of ophthalmology residents, as it contributes to enhancing their doctor-patient communication skills and professional ethics. This paper examines the current situation and significance of humanities education for ophthalmology residents. On this basis, the paper suggests five concrete methods and approaches for fostering residents' humanistic qualities, such as: 1) strengthening doctor-patient communication awareness through pre-training humanities courses to establish a proper humanistic mindset before clinical practice; 2) developing empathy by participating in hospital service center activities through hands-on patient service experiences; 3) deepening humanistic sentiment and enhancing professional ethics through medical humanities reading activities featuring classical works; 4) discussing clinical ethical dilemmas via departmental humanities analysis meetings to help residents develop decision-making skills in complex scenarios; 5) expanding humanistic horizons through the integration of ideological and political education with medical humanities practice, ensuring professional skill development aligns with humanistic principles. This paper aims to offer theoretical support and practical guidance for the humanities education of ophthalmology residents, with the objective of cultivating more ophthalmology professionals with both clinical excellence and high humanistic caliber.