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Genetic mutations & variations in humans create genetic diversities. Check the world's most extreme types of medical abominable anomalies, genetic mutations & variations in humans.

The Humanities Program endeavours to foster the humanities in the medical school and hopes it to be fully incorporated within the fabric of the medical school curriculum, clinical teaching and the lives of the students and faculty.

"Because of its moral dimension, professionalism inevitably implicates qualities of humanism such as integrity, compassion, altruism, empathy, and respect toward others (ref 2). In my understanding at least, these are not fixed, once-and-for-all achievable attributes in which one can be certified as having attained "competency." "

Caroline Wellbery, MD; Reid GoochFrom the Department of Family Medicine,Georgetown University. Background to "Interacting with the Medical Humanities"

"A fascinating report was posted earlier today about the Stanford School of Medicine's Arts, Humanities & Medicine Program. The article, written by Corrie Goldman, provides a closer look into the initiative and how it allows students at the medical school to explore their creativity and artistic passions through the study of art, music and literature."

What is humanism in medicine? What does it look like and how is it encouraged? More than simply compassion, it is good medicine. This new video created for the Gold Foundation addresses these questions through compelling photographs and interviews with thought leaders, physicians in practice, medical students and patients.

News, updates and insights from the Centre for Medical Humanities, Durham University

"Participating medical students reported that they perceived narrative medicine to be an important, effective, but counter-culture means of enhancing communication, collaboration, and professional development. The authors contend that these skills are integral to medical practice, consistent with core competencies"

The lasting impression, however, was the focus on the peculiar mix of pain and vitality that permeates the life course, shared through and across generations, on celluloid and away from it.

"Those planning medical curricula would be wise to engage their colleagues from philosophy and educational psychology to help elucidate these ideas and to learn how to construct longitudinal mentorship programs. The conceptual basis of these programs need to acknowledge that the boundary between being and doing is porous and that, through a maieutic process, mentors can catalyze and guide personal transformations in learners.

"Use of social media in graduate-level medical humanities education: Two pilot studies from Penn State College of Medicine"

"Through the moments and stories shared by students, we conclude that there is an enormous need in this population for opportunities to communicate the many emotions associated with medical school and with healthcare-related personal experiences, such as anxiety, pride, or anger. PT proved a powerful tool to help students communicate"

"The effective practice of medicine requires narrative competence, that is, the ability to acknowledge, absorb, interpret, and act on the stories and plights of others. Medicine practiced with narrative competence, called narrative medicine, is proposed as a model for humane and effective medical practice. "

"Good feedback is a necessary condition for well-calibrated performance by individuals, and is integral to effective team function. More needs to be known about outcomes for feedback to work efficiently. The critical role of feedback in other aspects of ED function, such as education and human factors engineering, should be emphasized. The current interest in medical error and evolving attitudes toward a new culture of patient safety provide a unique opportunity to examine feedback and the critical role it plays in ED function."

A site of Georgetown University which looks at patient' experiences expressed through theatre, dance and poetry.

"This exercise is a small group discussion about bias for medical students who have had at least some clinical experience, and designed to cultivate awareness that bias is inherent to all humans, including physicians, and can impact patient care. "

Street Anatomy obsessively covers the use of human anatomy in medicine, art, and design. It began as a blog to educate people about the field of medical illustration and slowly evolved into an exploration of how anatomy is portrayed in everything from fine art to advertising.

Among the key determinants of learning a spinal anaesthetic technique are the acquisition of knowledge and recognition of certain characteristic "sensations" as the procedure is performed. A haptic device with mathematical algorithms is a way of replicating these "sensations", the physical make-up of each individual layer of tissue in a human back.

"This comparative analysis reveals that medicine and music make culturally distinct assumptions about teaching and learning. The contrasts between the two cultures illuminate potential vulnerabilities in the medical learning culture, including the risks inherent in its competence-focused approach and the constraints it places on its own teachers. By highlighting these vulnerabilities, we provide a stimulus for reimagining and renewing medicine's educational practices."