How does a healthcare professional grow in wisdom (other than by learning from their own mistakes)? They seek:
recommended options for discussion over the course of MED-1001 Meaningful Medicine
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philosophical paleontology and pizza for (pre-)physicians (PP-squared)
The point of this course is to learn to handle patient care well beyond diagnosing and treating pathophysiology.
Nearly all the following topics are pertinent to practicing physicians, none of which you will study systematically under guidance from a practicing physician in your other courses in years 1-3.
I will prepare you to handle patient care beyond diagnosing/treating pathophysiology by training you (among other things) in: ethics, law, history, business, emotional intelligence, quality control, and data/evidence pertinent to practicing physicians.
A doctor's spirituality is important. To the extent you want, I wish to discuss ways to incorporate your faith to alleviate suffering.
I focus on my mentee's questions.
I enjoy learning from students.
I have won a Marian mentor award for my approach.
| topic / concept | brief description | program year(s) |
|---|---|---|
| counseling | medical professional growth non-basic science aspects | 1 (& 2) |
| person centered healthcare | Maslow's hierarchy | 1 |
| communication | emotional intelligence in practice | 1 |
| teamwork | healthcare politics | 2 |
| philosophy | epistemology, ontology, axiology, soteriology, deontology | 1 |
| spirituality | developing and sharing it with struggling people | 1 (& 2) |
| suffering | theories for causes, uses, and methods of handling | 1-2 transition |
| ethics | evolution thereof relevant to healthcare | 1 |
| patient rights | focused on USA but with some comparisons | 2 |
| law | malpractice and other issues | 2 |
| stories | memorable patient interactions | 1 & 2 |
| mission work | caring for people who can't afford healthcare | 2 |
What determines if a person's message is great is the value of the truth they state.
Michael Young
| topic name | topic description / concept to understand | example role model(s) |
|---|---|---|
| topic suggestion | request by you | ?, ?, ? |
| natural history | natural law | Ἀριστοτέλης Aristotle, Darwin, Lyell, Cuvier, Bernard |
| physics math | universal law | الهيثم al-Haytham, Galileo, Einstein, Deming |
| behavioral psychology | thoughts/decisions people make that affect health | Beck, Thich, Simon |
| platonism | ethics of truth | Σωκράτης Socrates, Πλάτων Plato |
| stoicism | ethics of self-control | Zēnōn Zeno, Epictetus |
| aristotelianism | ethics of virtue + empiricism | Ἀριστοτέλης Aristotle |
| deontology | ethics of duty | Kant |
| consequentialism | ethics of utility | Mill |
| human rights | rights of legality | Hobbes, Rousseau, Locke |
| social justice | rights of equality, equity | Gāṁdhī Gandhi, King, Romero y Galdámez, Mandela, یوسفزی Yousafzai |
| healthcare business | ethics of business | Smith, Bowen |
| physician mindset | healthcare professional goals and demeanor | Osler |
| physician bringing joy | charism, joy, humor, laughter | Adams |
| physician servant | healthcare for economically disadvantaged people | Schweitzer |
| physician non-maleficence | using a 'whole person' approach to decrease harm | Still, Ἱπποκράτης Hippocrates |
| Yeshua the anointed | beliefs of the guy whose birth gets more attention than any other human ever | ישע Yeshua |
| Jesus in practice | his teaching put into practice by 'ordinary' people | Giovanni Francis |
| Christian wisdom | Roman/Orthodox Christian philosophy | Χρυσόστομος Chrysostom, Augustinus Augustine, Tommaso Thomas |
| Buddhist wisdom | Buddhist philosophy | गौतम Gautama |
| Hindu wisdom | South Indian philosophy | திருவள்ளுவர் Thiruvalluvar |
| East Asian wisdom | Chinese philosophy | 孔夫子 Kong, 老子 Laozi, 管仲 Guan |
| Muslim wisdom | Muslim philosophy | مُحَمَّد Muhammed |
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