Humanities & Medical Education

Humanities (e.g., visual thinking, music, visual arts, poetry, writing, drama, film) and medical education presents different resources for you to integrate the humanities in teaching medical knowledge. 

Check out the AAMC Fundamental Role of Arts and Humanities in Medical Education (FRAHME) Getting Started Guide for ideas for your teaching experiences.

The annual Hope Babette Tang Humanism in Healthcare Essay Contest asks medical and nursing students to engage in a reflective writing exercise that illustrates an experience where they or a team member worked to ensure that humanism was at the core of care. First-, second-, and third-place essays for both nursing and medical students will be chosen by a panel including healthcare professionals, writers/journalists, and educators. The prize is $1000 and their essays published in Academic Medicine.  Read about the 2021 winners on the website.