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http://dx.doi.org/10.17496/kmer.2015.17.3.140

Students' Perspectives on Integrating a Social Service Program into a Medical Humanities and Social Science Curriculum  

Kim, Pyeong Man (Department of Humanities and Social Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine)
Kim, Soo Jung (Department of Humanities and Social Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine)
Kang, Wha Sun (Department of Medical Lifescience, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine)
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Korean Medical Education Review / v.17, no.3, 2015 , pp. 140-147 More about this Journal
Abstract
Medical education can provide students with an opportunity to encounter marginalized communities and motivate them to become involved with the needs of disadvantaged people. The College of Medicine of The Catholic University of Korea includes a social service program in the medical humanities and social sciences curriculum. The course has lectures on social welfare, human rights, and social service, as well as four days of social service in 'Flower Village,' which is a Catholic social welfare institution. This study analyzes the satisfaction, feedback, and reflection papers of students who completed the social service program and provides an educational model for the medical humanities and social sciences. Students' satisfaction with the program was scored at 4.23 out of 5. A qualitative study of students' reflection papers derived 7 key phrases, among which 'nature and practice of social service,' 'holistic understanding of humans,' 'empathy and communication,' and 'social responsibility' are identified as goals of this program and 'happiness,' 'respect for human life,' and 'compassion' are good indicators of students' compassionate participation. Encounters with marginalized communities within the medical curriculum allows students to serve people with social difficulties and work for the improvement of their living conditions. Students learn to approach social needs with concern and empathy and seek ways to contribute to those communities.
Keywords
Medical humanities and social science curriculum; Teaching and learning methods; Social service; Social responsibility; Experiential learning;
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