PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Gelo, Florence
TI  - How Looking at Art Teaches Self-Discovery and Patient Care to Medical Students
AID  - 10.1370/afm.240318
DP  - 2025 May 01
TA  - The Annals of Family Medicine
PG  - 269--270
VI  - 23
IP  - 3
4099  - http://www.annfammed.org/content/23/3/269.short
4100  - http://www.annfammed.org/content/23/3/269.full
SO  - Ann Fam Med2025 May 01; 23
AB  - As a former hospital chaplain and current museum docent, I have learned that looking at art can be a valuable tool for self-discovery and for enhancing medical education. This understanding led to creating a course to teach medical students to observe both art and patients deeply. In museums, the students practiced looking at paintings and describing what they saw and felt. By looking at artwork, they practiced observational skills, critical thinking, self-awareness, respect for difference, and communication. Facilitated museum visits like this can prompt the integration of heart and mind to enhance medical care.