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Problem ·How to train medical students to be empathetic?
They can't just be immersed in textbooks and science. They need to be connected to patients to be empathetic and ethical.
There are still moral principles. Using narrative literature threads the needle between two moral extremes: dogmatically absolutist and extremely relativistic.
Conclusion ·Narrative literature better than traditional ethics training
Provides a deeper understanding of human nature and a more flexible application of moral principles.
Passage Style
Problem-analysis
Single position
26.
With regard to ethical dilemmas, ███ ███████ ██████████ ██████ ████ ██ ███ █████████ ███████
Question Type
Except (RC)
Stated
This is a Stated EXCEPT question about ethical dilemmas. Four answers will be explicitly stated in the text; we are looking for the answer that is NOT stated in the text.
a
Doctors face a ███████ ██ ████ █████████
This is stated in P2; here, we see that physicians face a variety of ethical dilemmas.
This is stated in P2; here we see that theorizing about ethics leaves students unprepared for the ethical dilemmas they will face as physiicans.
5%
e
Narrative literature can ████ ████ ███████ ████████ █████ ██ ████ ████ █████████
This is stated in P1; the reason that the author recommends that medical schools incorporate narrative-based education is to prepare students to face ethical dilemmas.
2%
Difficulty
86% of people who answer get this correct
This is a moderately difficult question.
It is somewhat easier than other questions in this passage.
CURVE
Score of students with a 50% chance of getting this right
25%136
146
75%156
Analysis
Except (RC)
Except (RC)
Stated
Stated
Stems asking us to identify an idea that appears explicitly in the passage (as opposed to ideas that are merely implied).
Passages that present a particular problem and then discuss the implications of that problem. They also often explore one or more solutions to that problem (although they don’t have to).
