RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 The medical humanities: literature and medicine JF Clinical Medicine JO Clin Med FD Royal College of Physicians SP 242 OP 244 DO 10.7861/clinmedicine.10-3-242 VO 10 IS 3 A1 Femi Oyebode YR 2010 UL http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/10/3/242.abstract AB The medical humanities attempt to emphasise the subjective experience of patients within the objective and scientific world of medicine. This article argues that the goal of medical humanities can be furthered by literature. Autobiographical accounts are used to illustrate the various ways in which literature can influence and enrich medical practice.