Incorporating Art into Medical Education: The Artists’ Perspective

Artists Rachel Mindrup, MFA, and Tuyet-Minh Tran, MD, discuss their artwork that was featured on the cover of Academic Medicine. They explore the inspiration and creative process behind their pieces and how medicine has influenced their art and how art has influenced how they experience medicine. They also reflect on the role of the arts and humanities in medicine and medical education and how art can foster reflection and perspective taking in physicians.

Check out the artwork discussed, read the artists’ accompanying essays, and access the episode transcript at academicmedicineblog.org.