Abstract:

Objective To establish humanistic medicine courses system in training semester for resident doctors. Methods Thirty experts acquainting resident doctors’ training, clinical education, and administration were selected, and then they were interviewed in 2 rounds survey by Dephi method. Based on survey results, the humanistic medicine courses system was established. Results All the experts had sense of coherence in selecting humanistic medicine courses, and 4 categories including 12 courses were confirmed. The 4 categories consisted of skills in communication, career navigation, customer service, and humanistic and social courses. The 12 courses included compulsory and optional courses, and skills in communication with patients, team-work training, and emergency handling ranked in the top three positions. Conclusion The humanistic medicine courses should be set for resident doctors in training semester. In resident doctors’ training bases, we should enhance training to teachers who taught humanistic medicine course and heighten attention of resident doctors to humanistic medicine.

Key words: humanistic medicine courses, resident doctor, Delphi