Teaching sociology to undergraduate medical students
Teaching sociology to undergraduate medical students
Understanding the social basis of health and medicine and the contexts of clinical care are essential components of good medical practice. This includes the ways in which social factors such as class, ethnicity and gender influence health outcomes and how people experience health, illness and healthcare. In our Guide we describe what sociology is and what it brings to medicine, beginning with the nature of the ‘sociological imagination’. Sociological theory and methods are reviewed in order to explain and illustrate the role of sociology in the context of undergraduate medical education. Reference is made to A Core Curriculum for Sociology in UK Undergraduate Medical Education by Collett et al. (2016). Teaching and student learning are discussed in terms of organisation and delivery, with an emphasis on practice. Sections are also included on assessment, evaluation, opportunities and challenges and the value of a ‘community of practice’ for sociology teachers in medical education.
medical sociology
Kendall, Kathleen
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Collett, Tracey
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de Iong, Anya
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Forrest, Simon
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Kelly, Moira
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Kendall, Kathleen
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Collett, Tracey
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de Iong, Anya
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Forrest, Simon
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Kelly, Moira
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Kendall, Kathleen, Collett, Tracey, de Iong, Anya, Forrest, Simon and Kelly, Moira
(2018)
Teaching sociology to undergraduate medical students.
Medical Teacher.
(doi:10.1080/0142159X.2018.1505038).
Abstract
Understanding the social basis of health and medicine and the contexts of clinical care are essential components of good medical practice. This includes the ways in which social factors such as class, ethnicity and gender influence health outcomes and how people experience health, illness and healthcare. In our Guide we describe what sociology is and what it brings to medicine, beginning with the nature of the ‘sociological imagination’. Sociological theory and methods are reviewed in order to explain and illustrate the role of sociology in the context of undergraduate medical education. Reference is made to A Core Curriculum for Sociology in UK Undergraduate Medical Education by Collett et al. (2016). Teaching and student learning are discussed in terms of organisation and delivery, with an emphasis on practice. Sections are also included on assessment, evaluation, opportunities and challenges and the value of a ‘community of practice’ for sociology teachers in medical education.
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Kendall et al. AMEE Guide for Teaching Sociology to Undergraduate Medical Students in Medical Teacher
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Accepted/In Press date: 19 June 2018
e-pub ahead of print date: 8 October 2018
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medical sociology
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/422405
ISSN: 0142-159X
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Anya de Iong
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Moira Kelly
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