Background: The Healer’s Art (HA) is a course developed in 1991 to strengthen the humanistic dimensions of health professions education, including empathy, altruism, self-reflection, and self-care, areas that are often underemphasized in traditional medical curricula. This project aimed to explore medical students’ perceptions of The Healer’s Art course instructed at a Peruvian university and to examine its influence on their professional, personal, and human development during medical training. Material and methods: A qualitative study using thematic analysis was conducted in accordance with the Standards for Reporting Qualitative Research (SRQR). Semi-structured interviews were performed with medical students who had completed the HA course. Data were analyzed using a combination of inductive and deductive coding, guided by Self-Determination Theory, with the support of qualitative analysis software. Results: Ten medical students participated in the study. Three main themes emerged: (a) Seeking the human side of medicine, reflecting students’ motivations for enrolling in the course; (b) An unconventional course, describing meaningful and transformative learning experiences during the course; and (c) More human-centered medical communication, capturing the integration of course learnings into physician–patient relationships and clinical practice. Together these findings highlighted shifts toward intrinsic motivation, relational competence, and a deeper sense of professional meaning. Conclusion: The HA course strengthens the humanistic dimension of medical education by providing safe and reflective learning spaces. It promotes empathy, reflection, and professional identity development, highlighting the importance of integrating humanism, empathy, and self-care into medical curricula and clinical practice.