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Tackett S, Eller L, Scharff S, Balhara KS, Stouffer KM, Suchanek M, Clever SL, Yenawine P, Wolffe S, Chisolm MS. Transformative experiences at art museums to support flourishing in medicine. MEDICAL EDUCATION ONLINE 2023; 28:2202914. [PMID: 37074677 PMCID: PMC10120547 DOI: 10.1080/10872981.2023.2202914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2022] [Revised: 02/13/2023] [Accepted: 04/11/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
Abstract
PURPOSE We implemented and evaluated a hybrid 4-week arts-based elective for clinical medical students to support flourishing. MATERIALS AND METHODS Five students participated in early 2022. Twelve sessions occurred in-person at art museums and other cultural centers, and five occurred online. Sessions incorporated varied arts-based learning activities, including Visual Thinking Strategies, a jazz seminar, and a mask-making workshop. We evaluated the course via weekly reflective essays, interviews 6 weeks after the course, and pre-post surveys that included four scales with clinical relevance: capacity for wonder (CfW), tolerance for ambiguity (TFA), interpersonal reactivity index, and openness to diversity. RESULTS Qualitatively, the course helped learners: 1) reconnect with individual characteristics and interests that had been neglected during medical education; 2) better appreciate others' perspectives; 3) develop identities as physicians; and 4) engage in quiet reflection, renewing their sense of purpose. Quantitatively, pre-post mean totals increased for the CfW (32.0 [SD 6.8] vs 44.0 [SD 5.7], p=.006) and TFA scales (16.4 [SD 5.2] vs 24.2 [SD 6.9], p=.033). CONCLUSIONS This elective facilitated learners' connecting with themselves, others, and their profession with improvement in clinically-relevant measures. This provides further evidence that arts-based education can foster professional identity formation and be transformative for students.
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Affiliation(s)
- Sean Tackett
- Division of General Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center and Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Data Management Core, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Emergency Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Clinical Research Associate, Department of Oncology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine and Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- manager of tour experience, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Jung D, Chugh N, Stephens M, Blazek M, Flanagan MP, Chisolm MS. How to design and implement a Group Poem activity. Int Rev Psychiatry 2023; 35:668-671. [PMID: 38461384 DOI: 10.1080/09540261.2023.2271552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2023] [Accepted: 10/12/2023] [Indexed: 03/11/2024]
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Museum-based learning activities provide interactive and innovative ways to integrate the arts and humanities into medical education. Like other museum-based activities, the Group Poem supports the development of multiple clinically relevant skills and attributes, such as observation, communication, perspective-taking, empathy, and implicit bias awareness. In this paper, we present a step-by-step guide for educators seeking to design and implement a museum-based Group Poem activity for medical learners. The overall 'task' of the activity is for learners to collectively create a poem that they perform for others, a process that participants find to be engaging and meaningful to their formation as physicians. In this paper, we provide specific directions on pre-selecting the works of art, preparing the supplies, dividing into small groups, providing iterative instructions to learners, managing the timing of the session, and debriefing the activity. Although designed to be experienced in an art museum, we note that the Group Poem activity can also be conducted in the classroom or virtually using photographic or digital reproductions of artwork.
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- Diane Jung
- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England
- UNTHSC Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, Fort Worth, TX, USA
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- Associate Dean for Medical Education, a Professor of Family and Community Medicine, and a Professor of Humanities at the Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, University Park, PA, USA
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- Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at The University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, a Professor of Family and Community Medicine, and of Humanities, at the Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, University Park, PA, USA
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- Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and of Medicine, at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Gaufberg E, Zimmermann C, Wong LM, Williams R, King B, King K, Paradise R. The Harvard Macy Institute Art Museum-based Health Professions Education Fellowship: Transformational faculty development through the arts. Int Rev Psychiatry 2023; 35:645-657. [PMID: 38461394 DOI: 10.1080/09540261.2023.2283596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2023] [Accepted: 11/10/2023] [Indexed: 03/11/2024]
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Museum-based education for health professionals can lead to a variety of important learning outcomes within the domain of skills development, personal insight, perspective-taking and social advocacy. The Harvard Macy Institute's Art Museum-based Health Professions Education Fellowship was designed to develop faculty expertise in art museum-based practices, encourage scholarship, and cultivate a cohesive and supportive community of educators. The Fellowship was piloted from January to May 2019 with twelve interprofessional Fellows. Two in-person experiential sessions were held at Boston-area museums with intervening virtual learning. Fellows were introduced to a variety of approaches used in art museum-based education and developed a project for implementation at their home institution. A qualitative formative evaluation assessed immediate and 6-month post-Fellowship outcomes. Outcomes are reported in four categories: (1) Fellows' personal and professional development; (2) Institutional projects and curriculum development; (3) Community of practice and scholarly advancement of the field; and (4) Development of Fellowship model. A follow-up survey was performed four years after the conclusion of the pilot year, documenting Fellows' significant accomplishments in museum-based education, reflections on the Fellowship and thoughts on the future of the field.
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- Elizabeth Gaufberg
- Medicine and Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School and Director of the Center for Professional and Academic Development, The Cambridge Health Alliance, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Museum Educator and Consultant, Corinne Zimmermann Consultancy, Watertown, MA, US
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- Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, US
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- Director of Education and Academic Affairs, The Blanton Museum of Art, Austin, TX, USA
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- Health Sciences Librarian, Knowledge Linking, Wilmington, MA, USA
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- Research and Evaluation Project Manager, Institute for Community Health, Malden, MA, USA
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- Department of Evaluation, Institute for Community Health, Malden, MA, USA
- School of Medicine, Tufts University, Boston, MA, USA
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Manohar S, Moniz T, Haidet P, Chisolm MS, Balhara KS. Applying the Prism Model to design arts and humanities medical curricula. Int Rev Psychiatry 2023; 35:576-582. [PMID: 38461395 DOI: 10.1080/09540261.2023.2254384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2023] [Accepted: 08/29/2023] [Indexed: 03/11/2024]
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The arts and humanities (A&H) play a fundamental role in medical education by supporting medical learners' development of core competencies. Like all medical curricula, those integrating the A&H are more likely to achieve the desired outcomes when the learning domains, goals, objectives, activities, and evaluation strategies are well-aligned. Few faculty development programs focus on helping medical educators design A&H curricula in a scholarly manner. The Prism Model, an evidence-based tool, supports educators developing A&H medical curricula in a rigorous way for maximum impact. The model posits that the A&H can serve four pedagogical functions for medical learners: 1) skill mastery, 2) perspective taking, 3) personal insight, and 4) social advocacy. Although this model has been described in the literature, no practical guidance exists for medical educators seeking to apply it to the development of a specific curriculum. This paper provides a step-by-step demonstration of how to use the Prism Model to design an A&H curriculum. Beginning with the first step of selecting a learning domain through the final step of curriculum evaluation, this paper helps medical educators apply the Prism Model to develop A&H curricula with intentionality and rigour to achieve the desired learning outcomes.
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- Department of Communication Studies, Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Woodward Center for Excellence in Health Sciences Education, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Gaufberg E, DiGiovanni Evans B, Rutberg P, Chisolm MS. What's art got to do with it?-Transfer of learning in museum-based health professions education. Int Rev Psychiatry 2023; 35:672-681. [PMID: 38461382 DOI: 10.1080/09540261.2023.2288299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2023] [Accepted: 11/22/2023] [Indexed: 03/11/2024]
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Museum-based education for health professionals is a rich and expanding field in which educators engage health professions learners in arts-based activities intentionally designed to support transfer of learning from a museum to a clinical context. Museum-based education for health professionals promotes several key learning outcomes including: mastery of core skills such as observation, interpretation, and communication; cultivating personal insight; fostering appreciation for multiple perspectives; opening avenues to explore social advocacy; and promoting wellness. Following a museum-based activity, translational facilitators guide learners through a debriefing process which supports the discovery of real-world connections to clinical teaching, learning, and care delivery. Translational debriefing involves practices such as attending to psychological safety, using reflective listening and open-ended questions, practicing cultural humility, maintaining neutrality, and modeling curiosity. These translational opportunities can also help participants who are themselves health professions educators gain insights into their own teaching practices and provide new tools to incorporate, including bedside teaching strategies and innovative ways to facilitate small group learning.
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- Elizabeth Gaufberg
- Medicine and Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School/Cambridge Health Alliance, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School/Cambridge Health Alliance, Cambridge, MA, USA
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Waidyaratne GR, Kim S, Howell JD, Ike JD. Design, implementation, and reflections on a two-week virtual visual arts and medicine course for third- and fourth-year medical students. BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION 2022; 22:302. [PMID: 35449075 PMCID: PMC9022161 DOI: 10.1186/s12909-022-03374-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2021] [Accepted: 04/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND Medical humanities courses that incorporate the visual arts traditionally require in-person instruction and visits to museums. The COVID-19 pandemic afforded medical educators a unique opportunity to implement and evaluate virtual visual arts programming. METHODS A two-week, 7-module visual arts and medicine elective course for third and fourth-year medical students was conducted virtually in the Spring of 2021. The course included traditional didactic components as well as a range of hands-on creative art activities including painting, graphic medicine, photovoice, and Kintsugi (Japanese craft). Digital tools including Canvas, Google Jamboard, and Zoom facilitated student engagement. Student feedback was collected through anonymous post-course surveys. RESULTS We successfully conducted a virtual visual arts and medicine elective which integrated hands-on creative art activities. Most students "strongly agreed" that remote instruction was sufficient to meet course objectives. However, all students also "agreed" that in-person instruction may promote more in-depth engagement with the visual arts. The hands-on creative art activities were appreciated by all students. CONCLUSION Visual arts-based medical humanities courses can be delivered virtually and can include hands-on creative art activities such as painting. Future visual arts and medicine courses may benefit from incorporating a range of pedagogical methodologies, digital tools, control groups, and pre-/post-course assessments.
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- Neurology Residency Program, McGaw Medical Center at Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Department of History, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
- Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
- Medicine Service, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
- National Clinician Scholars Program at the Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
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