Kabir Matharu
Biographic Data
| ID | 6728459 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kabir Matharu |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kabir |
| FAMILY NAME | Matharu |
| SIGNATURE | MATHARU K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, Davis |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Drama and Empathy in Medical Education
Increasingly, undergraduate and graduate programs in medical humanities are exploring the ability of the arts to elucidate the human condition as it relates to patient care. At the University of California, Davis, students and faculty from both the Department of Medicine and English Literature have convened for informal readings of scenes from dramatic works. This paper discusses the use of excerpts from Eugene O’Neill’s Long Day’s Journey into N…
Three Studies in Literature and Medicine
These essays may be seen as representing three main contemporary approaches to literature and medicine research: the educational, therapeutic and theoretical. Kabir Matharu’s piece discusses the applications of literary study in a medical education setting; Marilyn McIntyre’s piece shows the therapeutic value of poetry, and its unique ability to capture experiences of illness; and Masha Mimran’s piece uses literary criticism to interpret both med…
Medical Team Responses to a Newborn with Ambiguous Genitalia
Case Stuart and Beth awaited the arrival of their first baby with great anticipation. Testing weeks earlier had revealed that the baby would be a girl. Excitedly, the couple prepared their house for Belinda’s arrival. The nursery was beautifully adorned with pink walls and yellow flowers and a baby bed handcrafted by Stuart’s father. Beth’s pregnancy had been uneventful, and she opted for a natural birth without anesthetics. In the delivery room,…
Fearlessly exploring the other
Drama has been used as a medium for instruction within medical education, with particular focus on illness-centred performance.1 At the University of California, Davis, faculty from the Department of English and Division of Internal Medicine informally read scenes from various plays alongside medical students in hour-long sessions. Attendant discussion from students and faculty focus on understanding and approaching these characters as ‘patients’…
Using Indigenous Australian drama to break cultural barriers in healthcare relationships
Since colonisation, the marginalisation of Indigenous Australians has adversely affected their language, culture and health. Mainstream society has failed to address social differences and establish culturally-appropriate health programmes for these groups. This paper extracts important humanistic themes within the context of health from four Indigenous Australian plays written during a period of social unrest in response to past oppression: (1) …
Drama and Empathy in Medical Education
Increasingly, undergraduate and graduate programs in medical humanities are exploring the ability of the arts to elucidate the human condition as it relates to patient care. At the University of California, Davis, students and faculty from both the Department of Medicine and English Literature have convened for informal readings of scenes from dramatic works. This paper discusses the use of excerpts from Eugene O’Neill’s Long Day’s Journey into N…
Fearlessly exploring the other
Drama has been used as a medium for instruction within medical education, with particular focus on illness-centred performance.1 At the University of California, Davis, faculty from the Department of English and Division of Internal Medicine informally read scenes from various plays alongside medical students in hour-long sessions. Attendant discussion from students and faculty focus on understanding and approaching these characters as ‘patients’…
Using Indigenous Australian drama to break cultural barriers in healthcare relationships
Since colonisation, the marginalisation of Indigenous Australians has adversely affected their language, culture and health. Mainstream society has failed to address social differences and establish culturally-appropriate health programmes for these groups. This paper extracts important humanistic themes within the context of health from four Indigenous Australian plays written during a period of social unrest in response to past oppression: (1) …
Using Indigenous Australian drama to break cultural barriers in healthcare relationships
Since colonisation, the marginalisation of Indigenous Australians has adversely affected their language, culture and health. Mainstream society has failed to address social differences and establish culturally-appropriate health programmes for these groups. This paper extracts important humanistic themes within the context of health from four Indigenous Australian plays written during a period of social unrest in response to past oppression: (1) …
Medical Team Responses to a Newborn with Ambiguous Genitalia
Case Stuart and Beth awaited the arrival of their first baby with great anticipation. Testing weeks earlier had revealed that the baby would be a girl. Excitedly, the couple prepared their house for Belinda’s arrival. The nursery was beautifully adorned with pink walls and yellow flowers and a baby bed handcrafted by Stuart’s father. Beth’s pregnancy had been uneventful, and she opted for a natural birth without anesthetics. In the delivery room,…
Fearlessly exploring the other
Drama has been used as a medium for instruction within medical education, with particular focus on illness-centred performance.1 At the University of California, Davis, faculty from the Department of English and Division of Internal Medicine informally read scenes from various plays alongside medical students in hour-long sessions. Attendant discussion from students and faculty focus on understanding and approaching these characters as ‘patients’…
Drama and Empathy in Medical Education
Increasingly, undergraduate and graduate programs in medical humanities are exploring the ability of the arts to elucidate the human condition as it relates to patient care. At the University of California, Davis, students and faculty from both the Department of Medicine and English Literature have convened for informal readings of scenes from dramatic works. This paper discusses the use of excerpts from Eugene O’Neill’s Long Day’s Journey into N…
Three Studies in Literature and Medicine
These essays may be seen as representing three main contemporary approaches to literature and medicine research: the educational, therapeutic and theoretical. Kabir Matharu’s piece discusses the applications of literary study in a medical education setting; Marilyn McIntyre’s piece shows the therapeutic value of poetry, and its unique ability to capture experiences of illness; and Masha Mimran’s piece uses literary criticism to interpret both med…
Art (5 works) · Empathy and Medical Education (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Drama (3 works) · Film in Education and Therapy (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Visual arts (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Empathy (2 works)