Transformative experiences at art museums to support flourishing in medicine.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

We implemented and evaluated a hybrid 4-week arts-based elective for clinical medical students to support flourishing.

Materials and methods

Five students participated in early 2022. Twelve sessions occurred in-person at art museums and other cultural centers, and five occurred online. Sessions incorporated varied arts-based learning activities, including Visual Thinking Strategies, a jazz seminar, and a mask-making workshop. We evaluated the course via weekly reflective essays, interviews 6 weeks after the course, and pre-post surveys that included four scales with clinical relevance: capacity for wonder (CfW), tolerance for ambiguity (TFA), interpersonal reactivity index, and openness to diversity.

Results

Qualitatively, the course helped learners: 1) reconn

SUBMITTER: Tackett S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10120547 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature