Course Catalog

 
STP2440 ART IN MEDICINE
Department PEDIATRICS Campus Birmingham
Course Type(s) Special Topic Facility
Course Director LYDIA MARCUS, MD Enrollment Limit 10
Contact LYDIA MARCUS, MD Enrollment Minimum 2
Email lmarcus@uabmc.edu Address
Birmingham, AL
Phone (205) 638-6943 Fax
Weeks
Normally Offered
See Offering Dates		 17-17
Prerequisites * * * WRITTEN APPROVAL REQUIRED * * * NO PREREQUISITES AVAILABLE. CONTACT DEPARTMENT. 
Specific Clerkship Prerequisites:
Visiting Students
No LCME students accepted.
No osteopathic students accepted.
Course Description In this course, we will explore a variety of ways in which art and medicine interface. These will include reflections on human suffering, mortality, the life cycle, powers of observation, the physician experience as represented in art, as well as the holistic benefits of creativity and engaging with art. Being a well-rounded and compassionate physician requires more than clinical training, and this course will give students an introductory background in art forms which approach medicine in distinctive ways, including visual arts, literature, poetry, and film. The course will also include opportunities to create art in a playful and low stakes environment.
Where To Report Volker Hall, Room 502 from 9 am - 12 pm
Requirements Activities will involve daily in person sessions for 3-4 hours, plus approximately 1 hour home reading or activity. Students will be required to do all required readings before class discussion on the readings, attend all classes and participate in the discussions. Students will be required to do one independent creativity activity of the student’s choosing outside of class as well as write a 1-2 page structured reflection on a topic covered during the week.none
Evaluation LO 1: Group discussion on Day 1 and 3
LO 2: Structured reflection essay due on Day 5
LO 3: Independent creative activity of one’s choosing over the week to discuss on Day 5
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