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Film-Based Medical Education and Social Justice Course: Effects on Alexithymia and Empathy in Medical Students
Sponsor: Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University
Summary
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.
Official title: Effect of a Film-Based "Medical Education and Social Justice" Elective on Medical Students' Alexithymia Levels and Empathy Skills: A Nonrandomized Controlled Pretest-Posttest Study
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
60
Start Date
2026-02-16
Completion Date
2026-08-30
Last Updated
2026-02-25
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Interventions
Film-Based Medical Education and Social Justice Elective
A 14-week elective course (approximately 2 hours/week) using selected films/film clips with structured group discussion and reflective activities/journaling.
Locations (1)
Faculty of Medicine
Çanakkale, Çanakkale, Turkey (Türkiye)