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Fine art in health sciences: Recognizing
students who find time to make art
Sarah R. Stonehocker
Medical Student (2014), Arts and Humanities in Medicine Class Representative,
Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
Correspondence to Sarah Stonehocker: Email: sarah.stonehocker@ualberta.ca
Making time for art is not always easy,
especially for medical and dental students.
Keeping up with lectures, readings,
assignments and clinical skills leaves little
room for photography, painting, sketching
and other artistic projects. 1 The arts can be
easily pushed to the backburner, forgotten,
or crowded out by the demands of these
intensive programs. For Katie Stringer,
a second year medical student at the
University of Alberta, keeping photography
a part of her life has become increasingly
difficult: “In some ways it makes me sad
to talk about my art these days. While it
has brought me a lot of joy over the years,
I now find myself wishing I had more time
to explore my craft.” 2 This sentiment is not
unique. As students in health sciences, we
can safely expect an emphasis on science
and medicine in our studies. However, it’s
not only Katie who recognizes the added
value of engaging in art. As demonstrated
by twenty five undergraduate medical
and dental students, artistic expression
through visual arts can play a powerful and
multifaceted role in processing, enjoying and
improving our educational experience.
“The sciences and arts were once, not
so very long ago, considered to be very
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similar, certainly complementary, and
sometimes even overlapping ways of
understanding the world. No longer. Today
we accept such generalizations as that
the sciences are objective, analytical, and
rational whereas the arts are subjective,
emotional, and based on intuition.” 3 This
generally accepted division between art
and science was challenged by the students
who showcased their work last April at the
launch of the University of Alberta Medical
& Dental Student Art Show. The idea for the
event was sparked when medical student
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