Cinemeducation and Medical Professionalism Education　Using Movies to Teach Medical Professionalism

Abstract

　Movie is an artistic activity along with literature, music, painting, and theater. If we consider movie as an art form, we can see it not only as a means of presenting a new way of looking at society, but also as a means of recreating a new sense of common experience. Cinemeducation, the use of film in medical education, has a human development function, i.e., it promotes critical thinking and formation of autonomy, and at the same time, it helps to foster professionalism. For example, it teaches altruism, empathy, and ethical reasoning skills. Specific methods of cinemeducation include the use of whole-length films or movie clips to facilitate small group discussions, asking the learners questions that match the educational objectives, and the combination of role-play, lectures and thinking about medical management or treatment plans. One of the challenges of cinemeducation is the selection of teaching materials, such as what kind of movie to choose, whether to show the whole-length films or just a part of it, and which part to choose, as well as the design of the class content to match the learners' readiness and progress.