Rajiv Mahajan MD (Pharmacology), PhD (Health Professions Education),Dip Clin Res, FIMSA,ACME,CMCL-FAIMER Fellow2016 is Principal, Adesh Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (AIMSR), Bathinda. He is Fellow of International Medical Scientists Academy. He has special interest in health professions education, medical humanities, ethics and professionalism, and has conducted various training programs and workshops for the faculty and students in these areas. He did his Advance Course in Medical Education (ACME) in 2014 and is a fellow of Foundation for Advancement in International Medical Education and Research (CMCL-FAIMER). During his FAIMER fellowship, he developed a module for interns in medical ethics (MIME) which has now been adopted as training course for interns by various universities. He has written 3 books, 20 chapters, and over 125 papers. He is editor-in-chief of two indexed journals International Journal of Applied and Basic Medical Research, and Adesh University Journal of Medical Sciences and Research. He is former Dean Academics, AIMSR; former Dean (Postgraduate Studies and Research), former Dean (Students Welfare and Youth Affairs), Adesh University, Bathinda; and currently its Dean (Academic Affairs). He was awarded his PhD in health professions education for his research work in the field of professional identity formation of medical educators.
<p style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(33, 37, 41); font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", "Liberation Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; letter-spacing: 0.7px; text-align: justify;">Core competencies related to the field of medical humanities have been provided for better understanding and framing of an institutional curriculum. The second edition is enlarged to include newer concepts and comes with a two color printing.</p><p style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(33, 37, 41); font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", "Liberation Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; letter-spacing: 0.7px; text-align: justify;">Authors have used the working definition of medical humanities as “an amalgamation of medical sciences with arts, viz. philosophy, sociology, psychology, history, literature, theatre and arts, empathy, culture, and more importantly with ethics, communication, and professionalism in medical context, with interdisciplinary interaction and application of clinical skills with soft skills for improving patient care outcomes”. The book deals with teaching medical humanities in undergraduate curriculum and their assessment and should serve as a useful resource for teaching many of the AETCOM competencies.</p>
