The primary aim of this book is to justify the need for urgent attention to the humanisation of medicine both by improving the quality of education and by taking a critical look at the current humanities curricula and teaching methods
Since its inception, medicine has grown out of humanistic thinking about human beings, placing their wellbeing at the centre of its core values.
The progress of science and technology in the modern world is significantly reflected in the shape of medicine today. Medicine is currently facing completely new problems, resulting not only from the aforementioned progress, but also from civilisational changes, social changes and economic conditions. Consequently, this brings growing fears of the instrumentalisation of medicine, of a departure from its humanistic core, in which the human being is supposed to be the highest value. In the face of these
It is becoming extremely important today to strive for the formation of attitudes that are intellectually and morally directed towards the human being. Such tasks should be faced, in the first place, by universities preparing for the profession of a health care worker and, in particular, for the profession of a doctor.
The understanding of medicine requires not only biological knowledge, but also other elements related to the essence of human nature, man's needs and values, as well as his psycho-social, social, legal or economic conditions. In order to properly carry out medical tasks, it is indispensable to have a comprehensive view of man living, after all, in specific conditions that not only affect his health, but also his understanding of illness, his ability to fight it or adapt to it.
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