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📄 Research Article LTIRJ Vol. 13, No. 3 (2025)

NARRATIVE MEDICINE IN ACTION: FOSTERING EMPATHY AMONG HEALTH PROFESSIONALS

Amina Halima Yusuf
Department of Family Medicine, Bayero University Teaching Hospital, Kano, Nigeria.
Logistics and Tourism International Research Journal, Vol. 13, No. 3 (2025), pp. 20-24 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20024100
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Abstract

In modern medical education, cultivating empathy, reflective practice, and patient-centered care has become as vital as teaching clinical knowledge and technical skills. Medical storytelling—a structured use of narratives from patients, clinicians, families, and communities—has emerged as a powerful tool to achieve these goals. By engaging learners emotionally and intellectually, storytelling fosters reflective learning, enhances perspective-taking, and bridges the gap between biomedical science and the human experience. Integrating storytelling into curricula promotes professional identity formation, critical thinking, and ethical awareness, while addressing the limitations of traditional, detachment-focused medical training. Diverse narrative formats, including patient accounts, clinician reflections, and interprofessional storytelling, facilitate holistic understanding, emotional connection, and community-building among health professionals. Overall, medical storytelling represents a transformative approach to nurturing compassionate, reflective, and competent clinicians.
Keywords: ["medical storytelling","reflective learning","empathy","narrative medicine","health professional education"]
📑 How to Cite This Article
APA 7th Edition:
Amina Halima Yusuf (2025). NARRATIVE MEDICINE IN ACTION: FOSTERING EMPATHY AMONG HEALTH PROFESSIONALS. Logistics and Tourism International Research Journal, 13(3), 20-24. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20024100
Vancouver Style:
Amina Halima Yusuf. NARRATIVE MEDICINE IN ACTION: FOSTERING EMPATHY AMONG HEALTH PROFESSIONALS. Logist. Tour. Int. Res. J.. 2025;13(3):20-24. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20024100
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