This study will examine whether a 14-week elective course that uses films and guided discussion on social justice in health care can improve medical students' empathy skills and reduce alexithymia (difficulty recognizing and describing emotions). Approximately 50 volunteer medical students will participate. Students who choose the elective course will form the intervention group, and students who do not take the course will form a comparison group. All participants will complete the same questionnaires/assessments at the beginning and at the end of the semester. The main goal is to compare changes in empathy and alexithymia scores between the two groups.
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Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20) Total and Subscale Scores (Change)
Timeframe: Baseline (T0) and end of course (T1, approximately 14 weeks)
Scenario-Based Empathy Skills Total Score and Rubric Subscores (Change)
Timeframe: Baseline (T0) and end of course (T1, approximately 14 weeks)
Jefferson Scale of Empathy S(tudent)-Version
Timeframe: Baseline (T0) and end of course (T1, approximately 14 weeks)