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Art Rounds: Teaching Interprofessional Students Visual Thinking Strategies at One School.
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PMID:  21869658     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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PURPOSE: The Art Rounds program uses visual thinking strategies (VTS) to teach visual observation skills to medical and nursing students at the University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio. This study's goal was to evaluate whether students' exposure to VTS would improve their physical observation skills, increase tolerance for ambiguity, and increase interest in learning communication skills. METHOD: In January 2010, 32 students attended three, 90-minute sessions at which they observed and commented on three pieces of art in small groups led by museum educators. Pre and posttest evaluations included Geller and colleagues' version of Budner's Tolerance of Ambiguity Scale, the Communication Skills Attitudes Scale, and free responses to art and patient images. Statistical analyses compared pre and post time looking at images, number of words used to describe images, and number of observations made according to gender and discipline. RESULTS: Students significantly increased the amount of time they spent looking at art and patient images (P = .007), the number of words they used to describe art (P = .002) and patient images (P = .019), and the number of observations made of art (P = .000) and patient images (P = .001). Females increased the time spent observing significantly more than did males (P = .011). Students significantly increased their tolerance for ambiguity (P = .033) and positive views toward health care professional communication skills (P = .001). CONCLUSIONS: The authors speculate that these improved skills may help in patient care and interprofessional team interactions.
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Craig M Klugman; Jennifer Peel; Diana Beckmann-Mendez
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Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2011-8-24
Journal Detail:
Title:  Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1938-808X     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 Aug 
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Created Date:  2011-8-26     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
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Nlm Unique ID:  8904605     Medline TA:  Acad Med     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
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Dr. Klugman is Stewart and Marianne Reuter Professor of Medical Humanities and assistant director for ethics education, Center for Medical Humanities and Ethics, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas. Dr. Peel is associate professor and director of education, Office of Graduate Medical Education, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas. Dr. Beckmann-Mendez is assistant professor and family nurse practitioner, Department of Family and Community Health Systems, School of Nursing, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas.
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