TY - JOUR T1 - Humanities in medical training and education JF - Clinical Medicine JO - Clin Med SP - 25 LP - 27 DO - 10.7861/clinmedicine.1-1-25 VL - 1 IS - 1 AU - Deborah Kirklin Y1 - 2001/01/01 UR - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/1/1/25.abstract N2 - This paper explores how current developments within medical humanities might provide a way to both understand and address the origin of recent events that have left the profession branded as arrogant, out of touch and misguided. The arts provide a powerful medium to improve the understanding of the experience of illness. Furthermore the understanding obtained is qualitatively different from that acquired in the traditional doctor-patient encounter. In addition medical humanities can create a space for doctors to reflect on their own practice and experiences. The benefits of using this space are illustrated with four examples of arts-based education delivered to groups of practitioners at different stages in their professional lives. ER -