Arts
in Medicine, Medicine in Art
Medicine is a science, and it is also an art. Traditional medical
education focuses on the science. This course will encourage exploration
of the art. Goals are to:
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Help students appreciate the relationship between medicine and
art;
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Expand student’s awareness of healing techniques and philosophies;
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Explore the relationship between creativity and illness; and
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Develop students’ skills in observation.
Students
First and second year medical students at the University of Colorado,
limit 12 students per quarter
Winter and Spring quarters during the 2003-04 academic year
Requirements
Attend Arts in Medicine lectures
Participate in 4 field trips
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Lesson in Observation (Denver Art Museum)
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Ethnographic Tour of Traditional Healing pieces (DAM)
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Studio Experience (charcoal nudes) (CU-Denver)
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Art Therapy Program Visit
Reflective
paper
Course and Faculty Evaluations
Students will be evaluated on attendance at lectures and field trips.
They will also be asked to write a 1-2 page reflective paper on
what they have gained from this experience.
A
written evaluation of the instructor will be obtained from all participating
students at the end of the course. This feedback on the instructor,
course content, and course logistics will be utilized to modify/improve
the course in the future.
Purpose
This course will help develop observation skills, which are key
in physical exam. In addition, it will reinforce the importance
of humanistic values. This course will aid students in becoming
humanistic doctors. By helping students appreciate the interplay
between art and medicine, this course will help us understand the
body as more than DNA and glycolysis. The body will be discovered
as a complex system of experiences and emotions, traditions and
fears. Any physician would benefit from awareness of the emotional
and creative body. ACGME competencies require residents to demonstrate
skills in physical exam and humanism. This course will prepare students
in both areas.
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