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Medicine is both an art and a science. The importance of the art of medicine is because we have to deal with a human being, his or her body, mind and soul. The “art of medicine” has lost its sheen what the rapid advancements of science in course of time, which has made present-day medicine more sophisticated (S.C. Panda 2006). There is now a movement of reinventing the art of medicine. The awarded doctor and writer Abraham Verghese and others are now starting to include rituals, stories and the art of medicine in the curriculum of medicine. In this chapter, three examples of how to integrate art in three different learning situations are described—a group learning session of young doctors training to be therapists, a talk in the local hospital talking about the painful topic violence against children and finally a personal learning experience while the author is dialoging with an artist about his use of ADHD medication. As a child psychiatrist, it is natural to choose an art form, which is used by the young people. Music videos are easy to find on YouTube, for doctors and educators. It can be a rich, intense learning experience to watch a music video full of images, sounds—a mixture of visual art, music and lyrics. The narratives and the lyrics from three different music videos will be presented; “Monsters” by Eminem, “Fucking Perfect” by Pink and “Gangster Blues” by the Norwegian rapper Michael Kildal. The three different earning experiences will be described, followed by a discussion about how we together can explore the integrating of art in the curriculum of medicine and maybe other STEM subjects.
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Best Practices for integrating Arts in STEM Subjects
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Understanding context. All parties involved should understand the needs of the STEM students being served and the available resources for implementing arts in STEM subjects.
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Funding the intersection (Art and STEM subjects). Funding can be helped by strategic alliances and better research.
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Addressing accessibility issues. Artists, students and educators all have various types of accessibility concerns that need to be addressed.
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Managing partnerships. Collaborations can help with the sharing of expertise and resources.
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Disseminating research. Research will help bolster the case for arts integration in education of STEM subjects.
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Educating the students, the educators and artists about the intersection.
Education will strengthen and increase understanding of the benefits of the arts in education of STEM subjects.
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Ensuring the equality of all participants. Different workplace traditions and regulations and diversity are all issues that need to be considered in the arts and STEM subjects.
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Huynh, M.E. (2019). Artists as Co-teachers in the Field of Medicine. In: Babaci-Wilhite, Z. (eds) Promoting Language and STEAM as Human Rights in Education. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2880-0_15
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