Article: Using the health humanities to impart disability competencies to undergraduate medical students

Authors: Singh, Khan, Dhaliwal, Khan

DOI: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2021.101218

 Description: 

In episode 10 we discuss the pedagogical method and results of a pilot project that used the health humanities to teach eight disability competencies to Indian undergraduate medical students. The authors’ pioneering educational approach included disabled patient panels, forum theater (a form of Theater of the Oppressed), visual art, and a field trip to an integrated school educating disabled and non-disabled children. 

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Keywords:

Health Humanities

Medical Humanities

India

MBBS

Human rights model

Disability Competency

Healthcare training

Medical training

Care work

Chronic Illness

Disability terminology

Disability studies

Social model

Medical model

Health Sciences

Medical Education