Journal of Biomedical Education
Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 923810, 8 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/923810
Review Article
The Role of Empathy and Wisdom in Medical Practice and Pedagogy: Confronting the Hidden Curriculum
Medical Humanities Program, Department of Philosophy, One Bear Place No. 97273, Baylor University, Waco, TX 76798, USA
Received 8 June 2013; Revised 11 August 2013; Accepted 26 August 2013
Academic Editor: Stephen D. Helmer
Copyright © 2013 James A. Marcum. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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