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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.

"The International Charter for Human Values in Healthcare is a collaborative effort involving people, countries, organizations and institutions around the world working together to restore core human values to healthcare."

"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." "

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.

"In a larger context, however, such activities may help to enhance our ability to interpret stories, and to see patients in the context of their own story, which is what makes the care of patients a human and humane endeavour. "

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

In past centuries humans have been at the mercy of all kinds of bacteria, viruses and other icky stuff. Here is a list of famous human pandemics, and how the diseases responsible would be handled today.

"Have a look at the inside of a human being. In this installation, with the help of an easy to use multi touch interface, the user can freely interact with stunning volumetric 3D datasets of real scanned human bodies. "

"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."

"The AMS Phoenix Project: A Call to Caring is based on the premise that health professionals provide the best care when they are able to balance human compassion and technical expertise. "

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.

Get Body Smart has been developed by Scott Sheffield. This site represents his attempt to create a fully animated and interactive eBook about human anatomy and physiology. The contents and design of this long-term project are based on my 21 years of teaching this material at the university level. This is a work in progress and Scott is happy for ineterested teachers and students to use the tutorials he has developed.

The human error problem can be viewed in two ways: the person approach and the system approach. Each has its model of error causation and each model gives rise to quite different philosophies of error management. Understanding these differences has important practical implications for coping with the ever present risk of mishaps in clinical practice.

"Explore anatomical structures and functions with AclandAnatomy.com. This Video Atlas presents expertly dissected human specimens as three-dimensional objects-just as they appear in the living body. Intelligent search and navigation tools make it easy to find the content you need to teach, learn, or review. Ideal for students and instructors as well as practitioners, Acland's Video Atlas is a virtual anatomy lab at your fingertips. "

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

"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. "

"Award winning Pocket Body features a fully anatomically accurate human character with nine layers of musculoskeletal, neurovascular, and internal organ visual content...plus over 30,000 words of learning material. "

A great video discussing the paradox of humans confronting death