Interview with Oksana Petrynych, the lecturer at Bukovinian State Medical University

Is it true that humanity and empathy are essential not only in peacetime but also during the war?

Why is a human-centered approach rather than a paternalistic one important when providing medical care? How should doctors develop the necessary competencies to build respect and empathy in patient communication? Should this be done while studying in higher education institutions?

In short, there are more questions about humanity and empathy than answers. So we talked about all this and a little more with Oksana Petrynych, the lecturer at Bukovinian State Medical University, one of the co-authors of the manual and course “Humanity and empathy in health care” for medical students.

Read the interview at the link → https://stories.mededu.org.ua/oksana.petrinich/