MSSU Artful Medicine Symposium
November 15, 2024
9 AM - 7:30 PM
Connor Ballroom, BSC
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.
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.
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Invited keynote speakers give insights into the latest developments with contemporary issues and practices related to the intersection of art and medicine.
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Presentations for selected participants to relate their research, methodology, and findings in a range of related topics.
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The sharing of results of scientific and creative research visually through both juried poster and model/exhibit sessions.
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Workshops provide hands on experiences with using relevant art materials and techniques for facilitating motor skill development, observational training, and therapeutic practices.
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Art Studio Workshops 10:00 am – 12:00 pm in the Fine Art Building-Observational Drawing – Ms. Jessica Sellers
-Manipulated Clay Forms - Mr. Frank A. Pishkur -
Round table events facilitate broader explorations into the intersection of these disciplines.
