Announcing RHiME – Research and Humanities in Medical Education Journal

Research Summary: RHiME Journal

Topic: Open-access peer-reviewed journal on medical humanities and medical education research

Institution: Medical Humanities Group, Medical Education Unit, University College of Medical Sciences & GTB Hospital, University of Delhi

Launch Date: April 1st (six years after initial concept discussion)

Core Scope: Medical education research, narrative medicine, bioethics, history of medicine, patient stories, graphic medicine, disability studies, and arts-based interventions in medical education

Target Contributors: Medical professionals, students, educators, patients, policymakers, and stakeholders from national and international communities

Editorial Structure: Advisory Board includes international leaders such as Paul Lazarus (Past President, Association of Medical Humanities) and prominent medical educators from India and abroad

Submission Categories: Editorials, original articles, student articles, reviews, narrative medicine, perspectives, poetry and prose, history of medicine, and visual art (Chhayankan)

Language Policy: Accepts submissions in English and Indian vernacular languages with English translations

Hippocrates once said, “Wherever the art of medicine is loved, there also is love of humanity.”

Six years ago on 1^st April, when few of us at University College of Medical Sciences & GTB Hospital, Delhi sat together and discussed medical humanities (few articles, and poetry and their role in health care), people considered us as fools. We persisted, learned from our mistakes, and tried to evolve more. Six years later on the same 1^st April today, we are happy to launch our open access journal on medical humanities and medical education.

Research and Humanities in Medical Education (RHiME) is the scientific journal of the Medical Humanities Group of the Medical Education Unit, University College of Medical Sciences & GTB Hospital, University of Delhi.

The journal represents all those who want to engage in professional and public discussion on the important role of medical education research, and the medical humanities, in medical education. Thus, educators, students, patients, policy makers, and other stake holders are invited to contribute.

AIMS AND SCOPE

RHiME is an open access, peer-reviewed online journal. To ensure national and international relevance, the journal has Advisory Board members from all around the country and the world. To name a few- Paul Lazarus (Past President, Association of Medical Humanities), David Elpern, John Sullivan, Rebecca Garden, Ravi Ramakantan, P Ravi Shankar, Tejinder Singh, Rakesh Biswas, Vinay Kumar, Vinay Rajput, BV Adkoli, Radha Ramaswamy, and Vasumathi Sriganesh.

RHiME aims to encourage contributions from, and discussion between, teachers and students, doctors and patients, the sick and their care- providers, and between health policy makers and policy users.

It seeks, predominantly, to explore and advance medical education research, and the evolving field of Medical Humanities; “medical humanities” is broadly defined as the application, to medical education and to medical practice, of the humanities, social sciences, and the arts.

The Editorial Board invites authors to submit work relating to Medical Education, Bioethics, and Medical Humanities (including, but not limited to, History of Medicine, Narrative Medicine, Patient Stories, Graphic Medicine, Theater of the Oppressed, Disability Studies, and Poetry). Authors exploring the role of arts-based interventions in medical education are encouraged to submit.

The first editorial raises the question – Why Medical Humanities?

CALL FOR PAPERS

We request medical professionals and students to contribute articles under the following sections:

Editorials
Original Articles
Student Original Articles
Review article: systematic critical assessment of literature/artwork/film/practice
Narrative Medicine [either in English or an Indian Vernacular language (with translation into English)]
Perspectives
Brief Communication
Letters
Poetry and Prose [either in English or an Indian Vernacular language (with translation into English)]
History of Medicine
Chhayankan (Visual Art)
Announcements and News