Toward a Relational Humanism

Viewpoint: linking professionalism to humanism: what it means, why it matters.

The terms professionalism and humanism are sometimes confused as being synonymous; even more confusing, each is sometimes regarded as a component feature of the other. The author argues that, in the context of medicine, the two terms describe distinctly different, albeit intimately linked attributes of the good doctor. Professionalism denotes a way of behaving in accordance with certain normati...

Grandeur and poverty of medical specialization: aspiration toward a new humanism.

From Prestige to Humanism: The Experiences of Medical Students about Motivational Factors

Background & Objective: Students are invaluable assets of every country. Medicine has long been a major of great interest worldwide, the selection of which involves numerous motivational factors. The present study aimed to assess various motivational factors in medical students since the first until the last year of education. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on ...

Humanism Criticism

Humanism in modern western civilization is a fundamental idea. Underlying root, perhaps, in contradiction of the contemporary West with the Iran Islamic Revolution hidden in the humanistic nature of modernity, since the modern west pivotal view in all dimensions of life is humanistic, and human-like rather than God-oriented one. To this aim, a critical method used. Humanism has two meanings: fi...

بررسی رابطه بین سرمایه اجتماعی و توانمندسازی روان شناختی کارکنان (مطالعه موردی: استانداری قم)

Nowadays, consideration to social capital has found increasing necessity and researches indicate that management and improvement of this capital has prominent advantages in communities and organizations. Organizations can increase the efficiency of their resources toward theire goals by reinforcing social capital. This article has investigated the relationship between social capital and employe...