The perception of the dental students on the lecture of medical history

It is essential for a medical profession to have extensive professional knowledge of caring for patients.Furthermore, the medical profession also needs to feel empathy and sympathy for patients' suffering, in order to provide comprehensive medical care for patients in terms of body, mind, and spirit in the medical process.In the process of physician cultivation education, most of the emphasis is on the delivery of medical knowledge, and there is seldom concern for humanity, which is an indispensable part.The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) recognizes that the arts and humanities can play a unique and unrealized role in the preparation and equipping of physicians for the challenges of the 21st century.They advocate that the practice of medicine is both an art and a science, grounded in humanistic values, principles, and skills, including a deep understanding of the human condition.They also recommend integrating art and humanities into medicine to enhance the well-being of trainees and physicians. 1 The similar concept was also advocated in Chinese medical education.In great articles "Virtual of Great Physician" and "Education of Great Physician", Sun Simiao, the medical sage of the Tang Dynasty, points out that we must pay equal attention to professional quality and humanistic quality to become a great physician.