How Italian students learn to become physicians: A qualitative study of the hidden curriculum
Medical TeacherPublished 1 December 2011
Giulia Lamiani, Daniela Leone, Elaine C. Meyer, Egidio A. Moja
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The findings suggest that the hidden curriculum has a strong cultural component and some of the messages conveyed by the actual hidden curriculum may compromise the standards formally taught in medical schools about doctor–patient relationships.
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Our findings suggest that the hidden curriculum has a strong cultural component. In our students' experience, the hidden curriculum conveyed a paternalistic model of physician-patient relationships. Some of the messages conveyed by the actual hidden curriculum may compromise the standards formally taught in medical schools about doctor-patient relationships. Organizational culture change and student empowerment could be fostered to counteract the negative effects of the hidden curriculum.
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