Korean J Med Educ.
2016 Mar;28(1):103-109. 10.3946/kjme.2016.15.
What is like to be a devoted doctor? An analysis of book reports on The Painted Veil
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- 1Department of Plastic Surgery, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea. jokerhg@inha.ac.kr
- 2Inha Research Institute for Medical Science, Incheon, Korea.
- 3Peninsula Medical School, Exeter, UK.
- KMID: 2374232
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3946/kjme.2016.15
Abstract
- PURPOSE
The aim of this study is to see what medical students think about the role of spouse of a devoted medical doctor through the book reports of The Painted Veil (1925).
METHODS
The 53 medical students were asked to read Maugham's The Painted Veil and to have a discussion. In their book reports, following questions were asked to be included: What it is like to be married a devoted medical doctor? Do you think that patients realize, value, and respect the importance of doctor's work? In the outbreak of highly infectious and fatal disease, can you carry out a heroic fight to control it?
RESULTS
Among the 53 respondents, seven students (13%) answered that they would be happy if they marry a devoted doctor and scientist and 34 (64%) unhappy. The remaining 12 (23%) could not make a decision. The six students (11%) answered that doctor is valued and respected by patients while 46 (87%) answered doctor is neither valued nor respected. The remaining one (2%) could not decide. The 20 students (38%) answered that they would fight for the infectious disease and the remaining 30 (57%) answered that they would not. The remaining three (5%) could not determine their mind.
CONCLUSION
The Painted Veil induced a virtue of "life of balance and harmony" and "attitude of doctor who give superiority to responsibility and duty over prestige and wealth" from the medical students. It could be a good teaching material for medical humanity.
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