WCM-Q certificate programme helps health professionals

Doha: The value of studying the Medical Humanities and the arts for healthcare professionals was explored in a newly launched online certificate program now being offered by Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar’s (WCM-Q) Division of Continuing Professional Development (CPD). 

The six-week long online program emphasised that exposure to Medical Humanities helps healthcare professionals to gain enhanced insight into the patient-clinician relationship and appreciation of the important role narrative competence plays in the practice of medicine and self-care. Named the Certificate in Medical Humanities, the program is believed to be the only one of its kind available in the Gulf region.  It will now be run on an annual basis, taking place each summer. The innovative new program is directed and delivered by Dr. Krystyna Golkowska, professor of English, and Dr. Aicha Hind Rifai, assistant professor of clinical psychiatry.