OVERVIEW AND 
     INTRODUCTIONS
       Overview
        Introduction of speakers and participants - 10 min
           Participants’ relevant curricular experience
           Participants’ expectations 
           Goals and objectives of session 
        Rationale, content, and structure of course – 20 min
           Three exercises 10 min
        Student perspective – 15 min
        Student evaluations Yr 1, Yr 2, comparative – 10 min
        Future directions – 10 min (faculty and student)
        Small group discussions for implementing aspects of 
          HK into their own curriculum – 10 min
        Large group summary – 5 min.
       GOALS AND OBJECTIVES 
       OF SEMINAR
         By the conclusion of this session, 
           participants will be able to:
          1. Describe in specific detail the purpose, goals, 
           and objective of a “kindness” curriculum and why 
           such a curriculum is an essential component in 
           professional identity formation.
          2. Analyze the reasons why professionalism 
           curricula in general and this curriculum in particular 
           can be met with skepticism by students; and identify 
           specific ways in which student concerns can be 
           addressed
          3. Apply the philosophy, strategies and approaches 
           presented in the seminar to their own particular 
           learning environments
    PREMISE OF THE 
    KINDNESS CURRICULUM
     Kindness curriculum is the brainchild of Dr. 
      Ralph Clayman, Dean Emeritus of UCI SoM
      Support from Aaron Kheriaty (psychiatry); Johanna 
       Shapiro (family medicine); and Julie Youm (medical 
       education) 
     Cure the disease (the science) vs. the art heal 
      the patient (the art)
      (Cure the disease: “Compassion without competence 
       is crap.” A. Liebow)
       (Heal the patient: “All around the disease, is the 
       patient.” G. Vallencien) 
     Importance of introducing concepts of kindness, 
      empathy, compassion early in the process of 
      professional identity formation 
     WHAT IS THE KINDNESS 
     CURRICULUM?
       NOT trying to “teach” students to be kind – 
        students are already kind 
       Create a space in which students can think 
        more deeply about
        The role of kindness in clinical interaction;
        What gets in the way of our being kind
           Depletion
           Judgment
           Self focus
        How we can encourage ourselves and each other 
          to act in ways that are kind  
        Make a case for the importance of kindness, 
        empathy, compassion in the healing process
  WHAT IS KINDNESS?