Medical Humanities: Education and Practice

McFarland, J., Markovina, I., Varsou, O. and Black, E. (2019) Medical Humanities: Education and Practice. AMEE 2019, Vienna, Austria, 24-28 Aug 2019.

Abstract

Background: “The future of medicine depends on finding the way to (re)introduce the humanities to the core of medical education”. * The further we move into the 21st century the more important this statement becomes, with more medical educators around the world seeing how critical it is to balance the tremendous advances of scientific medicine, with the humanities and their values. The main aim of this workshop is to explore how this (re)introduction can be made(1). Who Should Attend? All interested in Medical Humanities. Structure of Workshop: The workshop is divided into two sections: the first, Education, looks at the birth of a project, The Doctor as a Humanist, and its progress. We explain our journey from the first symposium in 2017, to a new online course dedicated to introducing the medical humanities to students around the world, and our recent second symposium held in Moscow. We will discuss the aims and ideals of this new and exciting project. The second section, Practice, will explore in small groups how arts and humanities can be integrated into vocational and science curricula through the use of the following three case studies: 1) Art in Anatomy - a current project using body painting and ‘alternative’ artistic methods on teaching and learning anatomy amongst science students, 2) Poems for Doctors - a current online project using poetry to promote conversation amongst medical students and doctors about challenging topics, and 3) Films in Medical Education - a past project where films were coupled with expert-led discussions to discuss medical topics. The main goals of the workshop will be to allow the participants to learn about new medical humanities projects (The Doctor as a Humanist), and interactively discuss the impact of these in their own institutions. Intended Outcomes: Based on the above discussions the participants will be able to initiate similar activities at their institutions, develop their own projects or join the projects presented and truly make them International, Interdisciplinary and Intergenerational. *Reference: McFarland, Markovina, Gibbs, 2018

• Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Varsou, Dr Ourania
• Authors: McFarland, J., Markovina, I., Varsou, O., and Black, E.
• College/School: College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Life Sciences

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