A Pilot Study of Art Museum-Based Small Group Learning for Pre-Health Students.

Introduction: Health professions educators are increasingly recognizing the fundamental role the arts and humanities play in professional identity formation; however, few reports exist of programs designed specifically for pre-health professional students.

Methods: We designed and delivered four, 2.5-h sessions for pre-health professions students at a local museum in partnership with museum educators.

Understanding the role of the art museum in teaching clinical-level medical students.

Introduction: The role of the visual arts in medical education has been understudied, especially with regard to program evaluation and learner assessment of complex competencies such as professional identity, team building, and tolerance for ambiguity. We designed a study to explore how an integrative art museum-based program might benefit 3rd and 4th year medical students.

Methods: We piloted 6 sessions with 18 participants.

The Role of Online Arts and Humanities in Medical Student Education: Mixed Methods Study of Feasibility and Perceived Impact of a 1-Week Online Course.

Background: The arts and humanities have been integrated into medical student education worldwide. Integrated arts and humanities courses have been found to serve four primary functions: mastering skills, perspective taking, personal insight, and social advocacy. To what extent and how arts and humanities programs achieve these educational outcomes remain unclear.

The Online Art Museum.

This article was migrated. The article was marked as recommended. With the onset of the coronavirus-19 (COVID-19) pandemic, we transformed an in-person art museum-based course for medical students into an online format.