| Title |
What is the Role of the Arts in Medical Education and Patient Care? A Survey-based Qualitative Study
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Medical Humanities, August 2018
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10912-018-9530-4 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Susan E. Pories, Sorbarikor Piawah, Gregory A. Abel, Samyukta Mullangi, Jennifer Doyle, Joel T. Katz |
| Abstract |
To inform medical education reform efforts, we systematically collected information on the level of arts and humanities engagement in our medical school community. Attitudes regarding incorporating arts and humanities-based teaching methods into medical education and patient care were also assessed. An IRB-approved survey was electronically distributed to all faculty, residents, fellows, and students at our medical school. Questions focused on personal practice of the arts and/or humanities, as well as perceptions of, and experience with formally incorporating these into medical teaching. Of 13,512 community members surveyed, 2,775 responded (21% overall response rate). A majority of respondents agreed or strongly agreed that medical education and patient care could be "enhanced" by the integration of the arts (67% and 74% respectively). There was enthusiastic support for the creation of a formal program in the arts at our medical school (72 %). Integration of the arts into medical education may have a role in improving the quality of medical training and would likely be well received by teachers and learners. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 78% |
| India | 1 | 11% |
| Unknown | 1 | 11% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 4 | 44% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 3 | 33% |
| Scientists | 2 | 22% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 48 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Lecturer | 6 | 13% |
| Other | 4 | 8% |
| Student > Bachelor | 4 | 8% |
| Researcher | 3 | 6% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 2 | 4% |
| Other | 7 | 15% |
| Unknown | 22 | 46% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 10 | 21% |
| Arts and Humanities | 4 | 8% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 4% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 2 | 4% |
| Social Sciences | 2 | 4% |
| Other | 3 | 6% |
| Unknown | 25 | 52% |
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