| Title |
Creativity in Medical Education: The Value of Having Medical Students Make Stuff
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Medical Humanities, September 2016
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10912-016-9397-1 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Michael J Green, Kimberly Myers, Katie Watson, MK Czerwiec, Dan Shapiro, Stephanie Draus |
| Abstract |
What is the value of having medical students engage in creative production as part of their learning? Creating something new requires medical students to take risks and even to fail--something they tend to be neither accustomed to nor comfortable with doing. "Making stuff" can help students prepare for such failures in a controlled environment that doesn't threaten their professional identities. Furthermore, doing so can facilitate students becoming resilient and creative problem-solvers who strive to find new ways to address vexing questions. Though creating something new can be fun, this is not the main outcome of interest. Rather, the principle reason we recommend devoting precious curricular time to creative endeavors is because it helps medical students become better doctors. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 52% |
| New Zealand | 2 | 9% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 9% |
| Canada | 1 | 4% |
| Germany | 1 | 4% |
| Ireland | 1 | 4% |
| Unknown | 4 | 17% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 11 | 48% |
| Scientists | 5 | 22% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 4 | 17% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 3 | 13% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| Canada | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 66 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Ph. D. Student | 8 | 12% |
| Lecturer | 7 | 10% |
| Other | 5 | 7% |
| Researcher | 5 | 7% |
| Student > Master | 5 | 7% |
| Other | 16 | 24% |
| Unknown | 21 | 31% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 15 | 22% |
| Arts and Humanities | 5 | 7% |
| Social Sciences | 5 | 7% |
| Psychology | 5 | 7% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 4 | 6% |
| Other | 9 | 13% |
| Unknown | 24 | 36% |
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