"Humanism" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
An ethical system which emphasizes human values and the personal worth of each individual, as well as concern for the dignity and freedom of humankind.
| Descriptor ID |
D006808
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| MeSH Number(s) |
K01.752.566.479.174 N05.350.835
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1992 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Humanism" by people in Profiles.
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Halliday NL, Moon MB, O'Donoghue DL, Thompson BM, Crow SM. Transformation and Closure for Anatomical Donor Families that Meet Medical Students. Anat Sci Educ. 2019 Jul; 12(4):399-406.
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Crow SM, O'Donoghue D, Vannatta JB, Thompson BM. Meeting the family: promoting humanism in gross anatomy. Teach Learn Med. 2012; 24(1):49-54.
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Vannatta J, Schleifer R, Crow S. Part one: definition of narrative medicine. J Okla State Med Assoc. 2009 Mar; 102(3):94-7.
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Vannatta J, Schleifer R, Crow S. Introduction: a symposium in seven parts. J Okla State Med Assoc. 2009 Mar; 102(3):92-3.
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Vannatta JB, Crow SM. Enhancing humanism through gross anatomy: a pre-course intervention. Med Educ. 2007 Nov; 41(11):1108.
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Hale PJ. The search for purpose in a post-Darwinian universe: George Bernard Shaw, 'creative evolution', and Shavian eugenics: 'The dark side of the force'. Hist Philos Life Sci. 2006; 28(2):191-213.
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Tracy SW. George Draper and American constitutional medicine, 1916-1946: reinventing the sick man. Bull Hist Med. 1992; 66(1):53-89.