Accepted Type
Oral
Code
OG3-3-3
Was this work accepted for CCME 2020?
no
Category
General Call (Workshop, Oral Presentation, Poster Presentation)
Type
Oral
Sub Type
Education Research
Will the presenter be a:
Other
Presenter Other
Faculty member (PhD) -- may change to a student if accepted and once the final schedule is released
Affiliation
Considered for Poster
yes
Title
The Prism Model: Advancing a theory of practice for arts and humanities in medical education
Length of Presentation
Background/Purpose
The arts and humanities (A&H) have transformative potential for medical education. However, questions persist about whether the A&H are being effectively employed. A recent scoping review described patterns and gaps in the published literature, and revealed the need for additional analytical work to integrate existing knowledge into a theory of practice for the field. This research aims to provide such analysis, in order that the A&H can realize their transformative potential in medical education.
Methods
Additional analyses were conducted on the records collected during the 2019 scoping review addressing the question: how and why are the A&H used to educate physician and interprofessional learners across the developmental spectrum? We report the results of discursive and conceptual analyses of 769 citations included in that review, as well as 15 stakeholder interviews.
Results
The literature positioned the A&H as additive to medicine, and nearly half the records focused on their use for mastering skills and/or perspective taking. Drawing largely on the conceptual results, we propose an emerging theory of practice--the Prism Model of four functions (mastering skills, perspective taking, personal insight and social advocacy)--to support more strategic and robust use of A&H in medical education.
Conclusion
The A&H are not currently actualizing their potential in medical education. Relevant across sub-fields and applicable to all learning domains, the Prism Model offers a foundation for shared language within the field. The findings offer an approach to A&H teaching that includes greater pedagogical flexibility and precision, thus maximizing the transformative potential of A&H in medical education.
Keyword 2
arts and humanities
Keyword 3
medical education
Level of Training
General
Abstract Themes
Teaching and learning
Teaching and Learning
Humanities
Additional Theme (First choice)
Additional Theme (Second Choice)
Additional Theme (Third Choice)
Authors
Presenter
Tracy Moniz
Term 1
Yes
Term 2
Yes
Term 3
Yes
Term 4
Yes
Term 5
Yes
