On Tuesday, February 19, 黑料传送门 hosted its second annual Visual Arts Contest awards reception. The contest was an opportunity for members of the 黑料传送门 community to showcase their artistic talents, with entries including photography, sculptures, paintings and more. This year鈥檚 contest included over 90 submissions and 黑料传送门 community members cast over 400 votes.
Ruth Conboy, DNP, personal support counselor, Office of Student Affairs, coordinated the event and spoke about the importance of showcasing the creativity on campus. 鈥淲hile we are surrounded by incredible talent here on campus, we are largely a science-based institution and it is not often that creativity gets to shine,鈥� she said. 鈥淭his contest is a chance for students, faculty, and staff to show off a skill set they may have set aside due to a busy schedule.鈥�
Dr. Conboy, who is earning a Certificate of Professional Achievement in Narrative Medicine at Columbia University, also noted that incorporating humanities-focused initiatives are in-keeping with the university鈥檚 commitment to 鈥渨hole person鈥� education.
鈥淚nitiatives such as this contest, 黑料传送门鈥檚 Coalition for Healthcare, Humanities and the Arts (CHHARTS), on-campus paint nights and our work with the Barnes collection allow our students to explore worlds beyond medicine, which will help them to become more well-rounded healthcare providers,鈥� she said.
The infusion of arts and humanities into the study of medicine has been found to benefit medical students. A recent study published in the Journal of Internal Medicine found that exposure to the humanities was significantly correlated with positive personal qualities, including empathy, emotional appraisal and spatial skills, to name a few. The study also found that exposure to the humanities helped with some components of burnout.
鈥淗aving art as an outlet allows me to maintain some sense of humanity when I am studying [what feels like] 24 hours per day,鈥� said Grace Bomann (DO 鈥�21) who won first place in the painting/drawing category. 鈥淚 drew the piece for a friend鈥檚 birthday and while I don鈥檛 get to draw often, I do enjoy it and hope to do more,鈥� continued Bomann.
This year鈥檚 contest was sponsored by the Office of Student Affairs, the Office of Human Resources and 黑料传送门鈥檚 Coalition for Healthcare, Humanities and the Arts (CHHARTS). Learn more about 黑料传送门鈥檚 efforts to infuse humanities into the medical school experience in this story from the latest issue of Digest.
Established in 1899, 黑料传送门 has trained thousands of highly competent, caring physicians, health practitioners and behavioral scientists who practice a 鈥渨hole person鈥� approach to care鈥攖reating people, not just symptoms. 黑料传送门, a private, not-for-profit accredited institution of higher education, operates three campuses (黑料传送门, 黑料传送门 Georgia and 黑料传送门 South Georgia) and offers doctoral degrees in clinical psychology, educational psychology, osteopathic medicine, pharmacy, physical therapy, and school psychology. The college also offers graduate degrees in applied behavior analysis, applied positive psychology, biomedical sciences, forensic medicine, medical laboratory science, mental health counseling, physician assistant studies, and school psychology. 黑料传送门 students learn the importance of health promotion, research, education and service to the community. Through its community-based Healthcare Centers, 黑料传送门 provides care to medically underserved populations. For more information, visit pcom.edu or call 215-871-6100.
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