The annual MSSU Artful Medicine Symposium explores the relationship of art and humanities with medicine, investigating how the active experience of the arts improves health care delivery and patient outcomes.
Medical education is increasingly challenged to develop curriculum that addresses ambiguity, empathy, and perspectives-taking. Artful Medicine is a symposium developed to explore the intersection and importance of the arts and humanities within medical practices, showcasing how it provides valuable teaching tools for health care professionals, especially to develop empathy and observation skills as well as improve communication with patients.
This joint production of the MSSU Departments of Biology and Art and Design is designed to engage artists and future health care practitioners, social workers, health care administrators, educators, and researchers. Participants will explore the meaning of medical professionalism and investigate ways to improve their observation skills that help paint a portrait of a patient as a person versus a collection of symptoms, lab tests, and scans.
This interdisciplinary symposium is open to students and faculty from ALL disciplines in order to better facilitate and discover the impact of art-based curriculum and practices on the improvement of training health practitioners and ultimately increase patient health.
Check out a retrospective of our previous Artful Medicine Symposiums; 2022 Where Art, Medicine and Education Intersect and 2023 Bridging Medicine and the Humanities
10:00-12:00 Hands on Experience Workshops, Art Exhibit opens
1:00-2:30 Keynote Speaker
3:00-4:30 Oral Presentations
5:00-6:30 Poster Session
7:00 Awards Ceremony
Registration to sign up for our 2024 Artful Medicine Symposium will be coming soon!
Please contact artfulmedicine@mssu.edu for any additional information.
Date & Location: November 15, 2024; Missouri Southern State University, Joplin MO
This symposium will explore how engagement between the humanities and medicine affects healthcare outcomes for both patients and practitioners. Understanding deeper connections between patient outcomes and the humanities and arts will provide a foundation to enhance curricula within pre-medical and medical education. By incorporating aspects of humanities and arts in medical environments, the well-being of healthcare providers should also improve, thus promoting better patient experiences and outcomes.
Possible Topics Include:
Submission Guidelines:
It is possible for participants to submit both oral and poster presentations.
Abstracts Submissions will open on July 29, 2024.
Review Process:
All abstracts will undergo a peer-review process. Acceptance notifications will be sent following the review.
Contact Information:
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We look forward to your contributions and participation in the 2024 Artful Medicine Symposium. Let’s explore the intersections of our disciplines and inspire new pathways in medical practice and education
