Understanding the role of the art museum in teaching clinical-level medical students

Autor: Heather J. Kagan, Margot Kelly-Hedrick, Elizabeth Benskin, Suzy Wolffe, Melissa Suchanek, Margaret S. Chisolm
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Medical Education Online, Vol 27, Iss 1 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1087-2981
10872981
DOI: 10.1080/10872981.2021.2010513
Popis: Introduction. The role of the visual arts in medical education has been understudied, especially with regard to program evaluation and learner assessment of complex competencies such as professional identity, team building, and tolerance for ambiguity. We designed a study to explore how an integrative art museum-based program might benefit 3rd and 4th year medical students. Methods. We piloted 6 sessions with 18 participants. Evaluation methods included post-session surveys and semi-structured focus groups, which we qualitatively analyzed using an open-coding method. Results. Seven themes emerged from the analysis related to the overarching realms of ‘form’ and ‘function.’ ‘Form’ themes included structural elements of the sessions that enabled engagement: (1) group format, (2) methods (e.g., discussion prompts, activities), (3) setting (e.g., physical space of the museum, temporal space), and (4) objects (e.g., paintings, sculptures). ‘Function’ themes included the personal and professional value and meaning derived from the sessions: (1) appreciation of others, (2) critical skills, and (3) personal inquiry. Discussion. Our results expand what is known about the role of the visual arts in medical education by suggesting that the visual arts may facilitate clinically relevant learning across a range of competencies via specific formal aspects (group format, method, setting, objects) of art museum-based pedagogical methods.
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