Spirituality as life care: a transdisciplinary proposal in school of Medicine program
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.23925/politica.v9i2.56853Abstract
Health, care and spirituality are concepts that permeate the work in health area. We know it is necessary a relation among them, but we realize there is an excluding view from the professionals as well as from those who work for the formation of professionals. The present article highlights the importance of integrating humanistic studies in medical school curriculum. The reason is that the doctor to-be must know how to cope not only with symptoms and results of treatment, but also with causes and healing – not only the healing of the symptom, but the healing of the human being. Considering that illness is mostly the last stage of a higher problem and that the concept of spirituality crosses over that concept, we may acknowledge we have the purpose to broaden the mentioned concepts and suggest some topics that may compose the course description of a new subject that may constitute the curriculum of schools of medicine.