Conceptualizing the arts as tools for medicine and public health

Christenson, Gary A.

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“…The art experiences discussed by Christenson (2013) and also Karkabi and Castel (2013) do not canvass artistic embodied practices such as process drama. They do, however, draw attention to ways in which engagement with the arts can provide 'medicine with a personal context', which for students, is a pathway to deeper understanding.…”

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Thinking like a nurse: The pedagogical power of process drama

Reid‐Searl

McAllister

Sinclair

2014

Journal of Applied Arts &Amp; Health

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We aim to empower nursing students to understand that their actions can positively contribute to health care, and to develop professionals who humanize the health workforce. We have designed simulation learning experiences using process drama, Mask-Ed (KRS Simulation). Participants are engaged in a series of structured improvisations emphasizing collaborative discovery and idea development. With no external audience, educator and students are simultaneously actors, directors, technicians and audience. The process builds skills of engagement, empathy and problem solving. Action periods are followed by reflection periods, and participants link the fictional world of the drama and their everyday reality. Educators carefully design and act as masked characters, using realistic props to simulate a person with a health care need whose life story promotes student engagement with issues exacerbating negative health outcomes. Mask-Ed builds clinical skills while sensitizing students to concepts such as the body in nursing and how to think like a nurse. 320

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Section: A Review Of the Relevant Literaturementioning

confidence: 99%

Thinking like a nurse: The pedagogical power of process drama

Reid‐Searl

McAllister

Sinclair

2014

Journal of Applied Arts &Amp; Health

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“…The importance of medical clowning is in part highlighted by research findings about the benefits of humor and laughter. This effort largely comes out of the recent positive psychology movement to increase the study of the factors that lead to increased psychological well-being and human strength [10]. Research has shown laughter can increase immune function [11] lower blood pressure [12] and produce weight loss [13] Medical clowning, or simply the increased use of humor by physical therapists themselves, could clearly have many positive effects on health.…”

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2017

SF Drug Deliv Res J

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“…[5][6][7] Research findings suggest that medical practitioners benefit greatly and empathy is increased when the arts are included in their clinical training. [8][9][10][11] The authors believe that this concept can be translated to pharmacy students in training as well. The inclusion of the arts in healthcare is being addressed increasingly more often, as can be seen in the work being done in groups like the National Organization for Arts in Health (NOAH) and Americans for the Arts.…”

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A Community Service Organization Focused on the Arts to Develop Empathy in Pharmacy Students

Preston

Jean-Louis

2020

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

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Objective. To implement and assess pharmacy students' opinions of a new student organization that uses visual, linguistic, and performing arts to bring emotional support, joy, and healing to patients. Methods. Pro Mé, an on-campus, community-service organization was formed at the Appalachian College of Pharmacy for students with talent or background in the arts. Members organized performances and art events at local assisted living facilities, long-term care facilities, hospitals, mobile medical clinics, schools, etc. The group also promoted various public health care initiatives. A survey was conducted to assess the impact of participation in the organization on members. Results. Pro Mé began in March 2018 with 27 initial members. Approximately one year later, the organization had grown to 66 members and become the largest student organization on campus. During its first year, members participated in a wide array of community service events. On the survey, students reported having increased empathy and that participation in Pro Mé had enhanced their overall pharmacy school experience. Conclusion. Establishing a performing arts organization like Pro Mé at other pharmacy schools could provide students with a creative outlet, leadership opportunities, and patient contact experiences that can increase their compassion and empathy and thereby better prepare them to be practicing clinicians.

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Conceptualizing the arts as tools for medicine and public health

Cited by 8 publications

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A Community Service Organization Focused on the Arts to Develop Empathy in Pharmacy Students

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