| 'Compulsory creativity': rationales, recipes, and results in the placement of mandatory creative endeavour in a medical undergraduate curriculum. | |
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PMID: 21321668 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Since 2004, medical students at the University of Bristol have been required as part of their core curriculum to submit creative works for assessment. This requirement, which we term, ironically, compulsory creativity, may be unique within medical education where arts-based modules are typically elective. Such courses often harness the insights of established artists and writers in the illumination of medical themes. Less commonly students are called upon to link their own creative work with clinical and other life experience. Occasions for students to develop such an interpretative voice are generally sparse but the benefits can be argued theoretically and practically. In this paper we explore the rationale for the inclusion of such opportunities, the ways in which we have woven creativity into the curriculum and the sorts of artistic outputs we have witnessed. Contextualised links to a wide range of original student works from the www.outofourheads.net website are provided, as is a range of student reflection on the creative process ranging from the bemused to the ecstatic. The paper provides a model and a guide for educationalists interested in developing artistic creativity within the medical curriculum. |
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Authors:
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Trevor Thompson; Catherine Lamont-Robinson; Louise Younie |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2010-11-26 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Medical education online Volume: 15 ISSN: 1087-2981 ISO Abbreviation: Med Educ Online Publication Date: 2010 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2011-02-15 Completed Date: 2011-06-02 Revised Date: 2011-07-25 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9806550 Medline TA: Med Educ Online Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: - Citation Subset: IM |
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Academic Unit of Primary Health Care, School of Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK. |
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Art Creativeness* Education, Medical, Undergraduate / methods* Humans Literature Music |
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