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This study describes how Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) as a methodological practice can help medical students learn and acquire analytical ability. This ability, capable of improving observational acumen and generally acquired only after years of clinical experience, may be achieved also by recourse to the systematic and reasoned examination of...
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... The preliminary analysis of our experience (22) confirms that art can be useful in medical education to respond to training needs for students and healthcare staff. Engagement with Medical Humanities can improve soft skills, communication, inter-professional collaboration and empathy with the patient and family members. ...
Using art for medical education is a part of the Medical Humanities approach, which fosters observation skills and a better relationship between health professionals and patients. This article summarizes a body of research in the use of visual arts in medical education, including its neurobiological basis and reports about an experience at the medical curriculum of the University Sapienza of Rome. The use of art in medical training is widespread worldwide, but it is an innovation in the Italian university medical curricula. It is fundamental to teach observational skills, improve psychosocial abilities and lower stress in order to educate professional and resilient healthcare workers.
