The Art of Medicine
About the Website
Art can be many things- a source of delight, a solace, an inspiration, it can challenge the status quo and be a stimulus for change. It can be used in medical education to broaden perspective, raise awareness of other cultures, explore biases, develop compassion and deepen understanding of what it is to be human. Art encourages clinicians to think about the person they are caring for and also how they care for themselves.
The website was started in 2018 and is a collection of creative arts resources curated to use to learn, to teach and to maintain the art of medicine.
It’s a work in progress so not all pages are complete and maybe never be as the number of possible resources is infinite.
All the resources can be accessed from the home page and are arranged in three sections:
- Themed resources to use in learning and teaching.
- Resources to understand the value of the arts in medical education and some ideas to build your confidence in teaching using the arts.
- Information about teaching and seminars.
Dr Nicola Gill (York, UK)
Collections of Resouces
The resources in this section are curated as two collections, designed to be used as a tutorial or seminar or just for you to dip into. All genres of art are represented and wherever possible displayed on the pages or through a link. You will discover contemporary and historical art created by famous professional artists, clinicians and patients representing many cultures and countries.
Using Arts in Medical Education
The practice of medicine can be improved by seeing and understanding the world from different perspectives. Exposure to art encourages clinicians to appreciate otherness, develop curiosity and creativity and the skills of compassionate care, problem solving, and managing uncertainty.
The terms ‘medical humanities’, ‘creative health’ and ‘arts for health’ are all associated with using art and creativity in medical education.
Using arts resources in your learning and teaching can feel a little daunting to begin with, these guides should help build your confidence.
Library of Events
Please contact me if you would like to discuss your ideas. I can help you plan or deliver a session.
AoM Current Projects & Events
AoM Historical Events
AoM @ The York Medical Society
Further Inspiration
Twelve Books for Twelve Days of Christmas 2021
In the chaos of covid, coughs, colds and constant change, I decided to seek some calm each day, and collect a library of books to
One year on
The UK has reached a sobering anniversary. It is a year since Boris Johnson announced the first lockdown in March 2020. As we approached this
Maintaining hope
In April 2020 at the beginning of the Pandemic, I wrote about hope, imagining that by the end of 2020 we might be stepping into
Books for Christmas 2020
I wonder how many Christmas articles start with the phrase, ‘it’s been a very different year to what I was expecting’? Well, it has. Like
Evolving GP
Last month over 300 GP Trainees in Yorkshire and Humber attended the conference ‘Evolving GP’; organised by trainees for trainees. A visual summary of the day
It’s ‘Creativity and Wellbeing Week’
This week there would normally be hundreds of events happening all over the country for people to attend and experience the benefit of the arts