Journal article
How Looking at Art Teaches Self-Discovery and Patient Care to Medical Students
Annals of family medicine, v 23(3), pp 269-270
27 May 2025
PMID: 40425465
Abstract
As a former hospital chaplain and current museum docent, I have learned that looking at art can be a valuable tool for self-discovery and for enhancing medical education. This understanding led to creating a course to teach medical students to observe both art and patients deeply. In museums, the students practiced looking at paintings and describing what they saw and felt. By looking at artwork, they practiced observational skills, critical thinking, self-awareness, respect for difference, and communication. Facilitated museum visits like this can prompt the integration of heart and mind to enhance medical care.
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- Title
- How Looking at Art Teaches Self-Discovery and Patient Care to Medical Students
- Creators
- Florence Gelo - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Annals of family medicine, v 23(3), pp 269-270
- Publisher
- ANNALS FAMILY MEDICINE; LEAWOOD
- Number of pages
- 2
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- MD (Doctor of Medicine) Program
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:001502767900014
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-105007055021
- Other Identifier
- 991022054301904721
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