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Abstract:

WHAT IS ALREADY KNOWN IN THIS AREA

• Scientific, evidence-based medicine seems to dominate medical education.

• Special study modules (SSM) options in Humanities have been established in some UK medical schools, but are experienced by a small percentage of students.

• Humanities-based education is less common in postgraduate education and tends to be accessed by those with existing arts-based interests.

• The potential benefits of literature (prose and poetry) in healthcare education have been well described.

WHAT THIS WORK ADDS

• This is the first study that examines the experiences of a cohort of specialty registrars (StRs) who experienced poetry-based sessions as a part of their half-day release course.

• The registrars identified personal and professional benefits of discussing poems, speculating on how this might alter patient care.

• The sessions were evaluated as being effective and enjoyable.

• A methodology is described that is straightforward to deliver, requiring no expert literary resource.

• Poetry sessions may help StRs to develop emotional competence.

SUGGESTIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH

• The introduction of the new GP curriculum and reorganisation of training schemes may allow opportunities to introduce humanities-based education.

• Further research is needed to explore the potential of teaching methodologies that utilise arts-based material in primary care education

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Should poetry be included in the curriculum for specialty registrars?