ABSTRACT

Throughout human history, poetry has enjoyed a coveted place at the high table among tools to communicate one's feelings. Now, poetry writing is considered a useful method to teach sophisticated affective skills like empathy. Empathy has been found to decrease in medical students as they progress through the medical school. SSeveral reviews and studies in past have revealed that empathy training, benefits medical students and health care professionals. In lines with this, poetry in medical education can help build empathy in budding medical students by promoting reflection and understanding in clinical practice. Also, poetry offers numerous other advantages like it strengthens intercommunication, encourages constructive interpretations of circumstances as well as fosters creativity among students. To ensure that the potential of this method is realized, the current article discusses and explores the role of poetry as a tool to teach, cultivate and enhance empathy among medical students and health care professionals.

摘要

纵观人类历史，诗歌在传达个人感情的工具中享有令人垂涎的地位。现在，诗歌写作被认为是教授同理心等复杂情感技能的有用方法。医学生在医学院学习时，同理心会降低。过去的一些评论和研究表明，同理心训练有利于医学生和医疗保健专业人员。与此一致，医学教育中的诗歌可以通过促进临床实践中的反思和理解来帮助初出茅庐的医学生建立同理心。此外，诗歌还提供许多其他优势，例如加强相互交流，鼓励对环境的建设性解释以及培养学生的创造力。