The Rheumatology Section of the University of Santo Tomas (UST) Faculty of Medicine & Surgery regularly  conducts a workshop on “the many faces of SLE” as part of the curriculum for third year medical students rotating in Medicine II – Module 4.

The workshop aims to increase the awareness of medical students to the “humane” aspect of SLE , by actual interaction with  SLE patients who share stories of their battle with lupus and ways by which they cope with their illness. The feedback from students has been very encouraging (attached). Likewise for the participating patients, this novel interaction with medical students made them realize the impact and inspiration of sharing their life stories on the education of these young minds. Such learning experience cannot be obtained from the medical books.

These special encounters are made possible by the Lupus Inspired Advocacy (LUISA) Project of the Rheumatology Educational Trust Foundation, Inc.

Download the Slides here.