ArticleMedEdPORTAL : the journal of teaching and learning resources2023
Using Visual Arts Education and Reflective Practice to Increase Empathy and Perspective Taking in Medical Students.
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- Enhancing emotional intelligence in medical education: a systematic review of interventions.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Teaching Attitude, Ethics and Communication Through the Use of An Online Escape Room for First-Year Medical Students.Advances in medical education and practice · 2026Article
- The Palette of Science and Emotions: Art-Based Learning With Structured Peer Role-Plays for Early Clinical Exposure in Biochemistry.MedEdPORTAL : the journal of teaching and learning resources · 2026Article
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- Visual hermeneutics as a tool to introduce empathy and core physician attributes in doctor-patient relationship for first-year medical undergraduate students.BMC medical education · 2025Article
- The association between empathy and artistic practice: a cross-sectional study with medical students.BMC medical education · 2024Article
- An Empathy and Arts Curriculum During a Pediatrics Clerkship: Impact on Student Empathy and Behavior.MedEdPORTAL : the journal of teaching and learning resources · 2024Article
- Visual Intelligence Education as a Tool for Enhancing Medical Students' Self-Perception of Communication Skills.Journal of medical education and curricular developmentArticle
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Abstract
Introduction: Empathy is a critical competency for health care providers. However, empathy levels in medical students and residents have been shown to paradoxically decrease during training. Arts and humanities education and reflective practice may reduce burnout and promote empathy during medical school. Methods: We developed and implemented an art education elective for medical students focusing on observation and reflective practice and measured its impact on empathy. Between 2017 and 2022, first-year medical students were offered an annual, 4-week elective led by art educators that featured visualization exercises and discussions on the role of bias and perspective in art interpretation. Curriculum effectiveness and impact on empathy were measured using the validated Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI) and self-assessments. Results: One hundred twenty-eight students participated in the elective over a 5-year period; 89 (70%) completed assessments. Students reported improvements in empathic communication, recognition of bias, and observation skills. IRI data demonstrated a significant increase in perspective taking (19.0 vs. 20.2; Discussion: Participation in the elective was associated with self-reported improvements in visual observation, awareness of bias, and empathetic communication. IRI results showed that participants also demonstrated improved perspective taking. Since perspective taking is a cognitive component of empathy, we have provided some empirical evidence that arts education in medical school can promote empathic attitudes and skills.
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