Medical Humanities in Nepal: Present Scenario.

Medical humanities in Nepal--snakes and ladders.

In the last decade there has been a quantitative growth in medical schools in Nepal, a developing country in South Asia. Medical Humanities (MH) uses disciplines traditionally termed as the humanities in the pursuit of medical educational goals. The subject is slowly developing in Nepal. Sessions have been conducted at Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara and KIST Medical College, Lalit...

Student feedback about the use of literature excerpts in Sparshanam, a Medical Humanities module

Medical humanities (MH) modules have been conducted for first year students at KIST Medical College, Lalitpur, Nepal for the last four years. Literature excerpts are widely used in MH programs in developed nations. In Nepal English language literature excerpts had been used previously in two modules. Problems noted were difficulty in comprehending the excerpts and relating them to the Nepalese ...

Student feedback on the use of paintings in Sparshanam, the Medical Humanities module at KIST Medical College, Nepal

BACKGROUND Paintings have been used in Medical Humanities modules in Nepal at Manipal College of Medical Sciences and KIST Medical College. Detailed participant feedback about the paintings used, the activities carried out, problems with using paintings and the role of paintings in future modules has not been previously done. Hence the present study was carried out. METHODS The present module...

Student feedback about the use of role plays in Sparshanam, a medical humanities module

BACKGROUND At KIST Medical College, Lalitpur, Nepal, a Medical Humanities module for first year medical students has been conducted. Role plays are used to explore social, medical and sexual issues in the Nepalese context. The present study obtained student feedback about the role plays used in the module, the difficulties faced, and obtained suggestions for further improvement. METHOD The mo...

Changing scenario of postgraduate medical education in Nepal.