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Medical humanities draws on insights from ethics, the arts, social sciences, and patients' narratives. In his exploration of qualities expected of healthcare professionals and implications for medical education, Crellin (Health Sciences Centre, Memorial U. of Newfoundland, Canada) also cites a Canadian project following a 1986 doctors' strike, in which professionals and the public discussed whether healthcare's service ethic was declining. Analyses of sources as diverse as Osler's classic 1899 essay about balancing concern for patients and detachment, Woody Allen films, paintings, and cartoons interestingly treat metaphors and stereotypes about healers. Annotation c2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
