{"id":1337,"date":"2018-07-18T09:39:50","date_gmt":"2018-07-18T08:39:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/imperial-medicine\/?p=1337"},"modified":"2018-07-20T10:31:14","modified_gmt":"2018-07-20T09:31:14","slug":"putting-the-humanity-back-into-medicine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/imperial-medicine\/2018\/07\/18\/putting-the-humanity-back-into-medicine\/","title":{"rendered":"Putting the humanity back into medicine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1181\" height=\"660\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1338 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/imperial-medicine\/files\/2018\/07\/giskin-lead.jpg\" alt=\"medical humanites\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Giskin Day makes the case for Imperial\u2019s new <\/strong><strong>Humanities, Philosophy and Law BSc<\/strong><strong> \u2013 a pathway for medical students to combine the arts with medical science. \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>This year we celebrate the 70th anniversary of the NHS, but there is another birthday worthy of celebration. In 1948, the term \u2018medical humanities\u2019 was first used. George Sarton, who coined the phrase, believed that increasing specialisation in science and medicine failed to provide the framework for understanding the intellectual context and human significance of scientific developments. Medical schools around the world are increasingly coming to the same conclusion and incorporating humanities into medical education.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>On hearing that I work at Imperial College London, I\u2019m often asked, \u201cWhat do you do there?\u201d Most people express incredulity: \u201cYou teach medical humanities? I didn\u2019t know Imperial did that sort of thing.\u201d Happily, we do. We\u2019ve recently merged two long-standing successful courses to produce our innovative new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imperial.ac.uk\/medicine\/study\/undergraduate\/intercalated-bsc-programme\/humanities-philosophy-and-law\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Humanities, Philosophy and Law BSc<\/a>. It offers 25 places, divided between fourth-year Imperial medical students, intercalating students from other universities, and biomedical science students.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve come to the end of our first year, and feedback is very encouraging:<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I have had an incredible year and had my eyes opened to so many new and interesting things,\u2019 wrote one student. \u2018I have enjoyed the course so much, and I will value everything I\u2019ve learned for years to come,\u2019 said another.<\/p>\n<h2>Broad scope<\/h2>\n<p>Our course at Imperial, as well as being unique in its particular mix of disciplines, also stands out for the curated nature of the student experience. Most medical schools simply allow their intercalating students to join classes taught by other departments. Although students undoubtedly benefit from being in a class with those taking arts degrees, they can feel isolated. On our course, the class stays together and we tailor the content specifically for our students\u2019 interests and needs. Many of our students become friends for life, but they also feel that this is a shared learning adventure \u2013 one in which they are protagonists rather than bystanders.<\/p>\n<p>Particularly for those students who had found it tricky to give up humanities subjects at school in order to focus on science to get a place to study medicine, the course offers an opportunity to reengage with the humanities with a medical perspective. There can be no better city in the world to study the intersection of culture and medicine than London. Of course, there is the renowned <a href=\"https:\/\/wellcomecollection.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wellcome Collection<\/a> of which we make good use, but there are dozens of other medical museums and exhibitions. At the beginning of the course students play a live, team version of \u2018Medical Monopoly\u2019, visiting as many venues as they can to answer site-specific questions and carry out \u2018chance card\u2019 challenges. Our course has a field trip every week. Highlights are medical aspects of the paintings in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalgallery.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Gallery<\/a>, a trip to the <a href=\"https:\/\/museumofthemind.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Museum of the Mind<\/a> in Beckenham, and a visit to the <a href=\"https:\/\/old-bailey.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Old Bailey<\/a> to see court cases in action.<\/p>\n<h2>Multidisciplinary teaching<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1343\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1343\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"612\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1343\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/imperial-medicine\/files\/2018\/07\/Dissecting_a_text1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1343\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8216;Dissecting a text&#8217; by\u00a0Batya Stimler<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The course is divided into three themes: the body, the mind and death and dying. Each theme is explored through multiple lenses. If, say, we are looking at \u2018dissection\u2019, we will start with a history of dissection, including the nefarious art of body snatching. Then we look at the law relating to ownership of the body and the ethical issues this raises. Students can watch one of the course leads, pathologist Dr Michael Osborn, perform a post-mortem. We also explore dissection in literature: how it is often used as a rite of passage in accounts of medical acclimatisation. Then we do an arts workshop, where students literally \u2018dissect\u2019 a text, creating collages of words and images that capture new perspectives on the fragmented body.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>There is a multidisciplinary team approach to teaching. Dr Wing May Kong leads on the ethics, and Greg Artus from Imperial\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imperial.ac.uk\/centre-for-languages-culture-and-communication\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Centre for Languages, Culture &amp; Communication<\/a> teaches philosophy. My specialisms are literature and the arts. We draw on a range of international experts to lead workshops. We have partnered with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chelseaphysicgarden.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chelsea Physic Garden<\/a> \u2013 one of the most inspiring spaces in London. Students designed tours and educational activities for the Garden as part of a formative assessment. The Garden memorably hosted a photography workshop led by patient-artist and activist <a href=\"http:\/\/lizatkin.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Liz Atkin<\/a> who explores psychodermatology in her work.<\/p>\n<h2>Reflective practice<\/h2>\n<p>All our students have the chance to create an artwork as part of their final project. Exploring the process of making, and the insights it affords, encourages reflective practice in ways that are creative and inspiring. For example, one student, Batya Stimler researched artists\u2019 books made by breast cancer patients for her project. Making her own artist book was revelatory about the therapeutic nature of the process of creation, and also the importance of coming to terms with uncertainty:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnalysing and interpreting artists\u2019 books is full of uncertainty. There were many contradictory possible explanations. Getting used to being familiar and comfortable with uncertainty will hopefully prepare me for medicine where few things are black and white.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other projects explored such diverse issues as how children\u2019s films depict parental loss, \u2018fatness\u2019 in art, the history of bread in war, zines in the LGBT+ community, mourning in the digital age, and the use of graphic novels to depict mental health issues.<\/p>\n<p>I hope that the experiential learning we offer equips students with techniques to negotiate their own emotional boundaries in the demanding profession they have chosen to pursue. Although the course deals with some difficult issues, it is, at heart, a joyful celebration of the humanity at the heart of medical practice.<\/p>\n<p class=\"jetpack-slideshow-noscript robots-nocontent\">This slideshow requires JavaScript.<\/p><div id=\"gallery-1337-1-slideshow\" class=\"jetpack-slideshow-window jetpack-slideshow jetpack-slideshow-black\" data-trans=\"fade\" data-autostart=\"1\" data-gallery=\"[{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\\\/imperial-medicine\\\/files\\\/2018\\\/07\\\/Life_drawing-copy-1024x573.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;1355&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Life_drawing copy&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Life drawing class&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\\\/imperial-medicine\\\/files\\\/2018\\\/07\\\/Music_therapy_workshop-copy-1024x572.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;1358&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Music_therapy_workshop copy&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Music therapy workshop&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\\\/imperial-medicine\\\/files\\\/2018\\\/07\\\/Sculpture_workshop-copy-1024x573.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;1353&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Sculpture_workshop copy&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Sculpture workshop&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\\\/imperial-medicine\\\/files\\\/2018\\\/07\\\/class-photo1-1024x572.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;1357&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;class photo1&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Class photo&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}]\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1349\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/imperial-medicine\/files\/2018\/07\/class-photo.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imperial.ac.uk\/people\/giskin.day\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Giskin Day<\/a>\u00a0<a class=\"ProfileHeaderCard-screennameLink u-linkComplex js-nav\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GiskinDay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"username u-dir\" dir=\"ltr\">(@<b class=\"u-linkComplex-target\">GiskinDay)<\/b><\/span><\/a> is a Principal Teaching Fellow and a course\u00a0lead for the intercalated BSc in Medical Sciences with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imperial.ac.uk\/medicine\/study\/undergraduate\/intercalated-bsc-programme\/humanities-philosophy-and-law\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Humanities, Philosophy and Law<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>You can read more about George Sarton and the history behind medical humanities in <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/jme.bmj.com\/content\/medethics\/39\/11\/672.full.pdf?legid=medethics%3B39\/11\/672\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>this BMJ article<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Giskin Day makes the case for Imperial\u2019s new Humanities, Philosophy and Law BSc \u2013 a pathway for medical students to combine the arts with medical science. \u00a0 This year we celebrate the 70th anniversary of the NHS, but there is another birthday worthy of celebration. 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