Stanford Medcast Episode 33: Hot Topics Mini-Series - Medicine and the Muse

This episode addresses the importance of integrating arts and humanities into the practice of medicine. Clinicians will learn about medical humanities and how it can benefit both the clinician and their patients. The discussion includes the various types of art therapies, including music, painting, writing, communications along with the impact of medical humanities and how it enriches communities. Ideas will be discussed on how to engage in medical humanities and the role of medical humanities in medical education.

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1. Evaluate the ways in which medical humanities can help build community and enrich the lives of both the clinicians and their patients.

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Cultural and Linguistic Competency
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References/Bibliography
1.Shapiro J, Coulehan J, Wear D, Montello M. Medical Humanities and Their Discontents: Definitions, Critiques, and Implications. Academic Medicine. February 2009. 84:2, 192-198. doi: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e3181938bca
2.Gordon J. Medical humanities: to cure sometimes, to relieve often, to comfort always. The Medical Journal of Australia. January 2005. https://doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.2005.tb06543.x
3.McManus IC. The Lancet. 28 Oct 1995. 346: 1143-1145.

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Member Information

Role in activity

Nature of Relationship(s) / Name of Ineligible Company(s)

Ruth Adewuya, MD
Managing Director
Stanford University

Course Director

Nothing to disclose

Bryant Yenfong Lin, MD
Primary Care Physician, Educator and Researcher
Stanford University

Faculty

Ownership-SoundHealth|Ownership-Brook, Inc|Grant or research support-Metaventions

Jennifer N John
Medcast Intern
Center for Continuing Medical Education

Planner

Independent Contractor (included contracted research)-Pandia Health (Relationship has ended)