Medical humanities is a flourishing academic field where humanities and social sciences try to complement the efforts of medical and healthcare scholars and professionals in understanding and improving healthcare delivery and its outcomes from the viewpoint of patients and professionals alike. Originating in the USA, the medical humanities landed in Europe with a few decades of delay. At that point, we observed the emergence and the academic recognition of the history of medicine, medical sociology, and medical ethics (Bleakley, 2019; Cole, Carlin & Carson, 2015; Evans & Finlay, 2001; Jones, Wear & Friedman 2014).
Bernardi, A., Lusardi, R., Angeli, F., Quacquarelli, B. (2026). What are medical humanities?: A necessary interplay with organization studies. In A. Bernardi, R. Lusardi, F. Angeli, B. Quacquarelli (a cura di), Organization Studies and Medical Humanities: A New Lens for Organizing, Managing and Understanding Health and Healthcare (pp. 3-9). Taylor and Francis [10.4324/9781003581147-2].
What are medical humanities?: A necessary interplay with organization studies
Quacquarelli B.
2026
Abstract
Medical humanities is a flourishing academic field where humanities and social sciences try to complement the efforts of medical and healthcare scholars and professionals in understanding and improving healthcare delivery and its outcomes from the viewpoint of patients and professionals alike. Originating in the USA, the medical humanities landed in Europe with a few decades of delay. At that point, we observed the emergence and the academic recognition of the history of medicine, medical sociology, and medical ethics (Bleakley, 2019; Cole, Carlin & Carson, 2015; Evans & Finlay, 2001; Jones, Wear & Friedman 2014).
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