Wholeness of healing: An innovative student-selected component introducing United Kingdom medical students to the spiritual dimension in healthcare

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 103, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1204-1209

  Bell, David ^a   Harbinson, Mark ^a   Toman, Gary ^a   Crawford, Vivienne ^a   Cunningham, Harold ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

medical education; spirituality; undergraduate medical curriculum; United Kingdom; whole person medicine

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COUNSELING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL STUDENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; ROLE PLAYING; STUDENT ATTITUDE; UNITED KINGDOM;

CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMANS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SPIRITUALITY; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 78650416995     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e3181f968ce     Document Type: Article

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