Research Article

Development of an Academic Course in Person-Centred Care for Students in Higher Education: Teachers’ Perspectives

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I think it is, now that I have extended myself or read a lot of literature on person-centeredness, it is obvious that we should work this way, but in the beginning, when we presented our own efforts towards person-centeredness, I felt a little bit frustrated because it was very hard for me to understand the philosophy…. It may be because I'm not used to reading that kind of literature…. In education for physicians, we are very fact-oriented; it should be short and concise…and it was really hard to understandExtended myself, read literature on person-centeredness, obvious we should work this way, beginning frustrated, very hard understand philosophy, not used to reading literature, physicians very fact-oriented, short/conciseDiversity of perspectivesChallenges of managing unfamiliar knowledgeCo-creating an interprofessional academic course

I think it was just that these, we applied these models, the methods. You should read or get to know the material before you attend group meetings, and that made it possible. Then, when you met, you could - you got a deeper understanding and could spend time on concepts instead of clarifying them. This allowed you to discuss and immerse yourself in the subjectApplied these models, methods, read to know material before group meetings, deeper understanding, spend time on concepts instead clarifying, allow discussion, immersion in the subjectResponsibilityWanting to understand a new educational approachCo-creating an interprofessional academic course

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