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    El Error de lo "Blando": Reivindicando las HabilidadesEsenciales en la Medicina
    (Universidad de Murcia : servicio de publicaciones, 2026) García-Estañ López, Joaquín; Fisiología
    The term “soft skills” is inadequate in the context of medical education, as it minimizesessential competencies such as communication, empathy, and teamwork. It argues that this labelhas contributed to a false hierarchy where technical knowledge is considered superior, eventhough interpersonal skills are crucial for quality of care and patient safety. It maintains thatmedical practice cannot be divided into the technical and the human, as both dimensions areinseparable. Through examples, it shows how a lack of these competencies can lead to diagnosticerrors, poor communication with the patient, and failures in teamwork. Finally, the text proposesreplacing the term with others that better reflect its importance and complexity, and concludesthat integrating these competencies into medical training is not optional, but rather an ethical andprofessional imperative
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    La lección silenciosa: confrontar el currículo oculto en la formación médica
    (Universidad de Murcia: servicio de publicaciones, 2026) García-Estañ López, Joaquín; Fisiología
    Abstract. The hidden curriculum in medical training comprises the set of unwritten norms, values,and practices that students learn in clinical settings and that frequently clash with the formalprinciples taught in the classroom. We analyze how this curriculum transmits informalcompetencies related to emotional suppression, hierarchical obedience, and the normalization ofphysical self-sacrifice, shaping professional identities that can erode empathy, compromise patientsafety, and contribute to burnout. The dissonance between institutional discourse and dailypractice is examined as a source of cynicism and a loss of vocational idealism. Finally, the articleproposes making the hidden curriculum visible through structured spaces for reflection, consciousmodeling by clinical educators, and alignment between stated values and observable behaviors,with the aim of transforming this phenomenon into a reinforcement of ethical culture andprofessional well-being.
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