Evaluating a poetry workshop in medical education
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12691440 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tracey Collett (0000-0002-8541-0417, Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry, corresponding author), T J Collett, J McLachlan (0000-0001-5493-2645, Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry), J C McLachlan |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 59-64 |
| Publication date | 2006-05-26 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Medical Humanities (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1468-215X • E-ISSN: 1473-4265 |
| Publisher | BMJ (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1136/jmh.2005.000222 |
| PMID | 23674751 |
| OpenAlex | W2122200347 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 11 |
This study aimed at evaluating how doing poetry could affect students' understanding of medical practice and at assessing the effectiveness of the evaluation method used. Qualitative research was carried out on the experiences of medical students participating in a poetry workshop, followed by some quantitative analysis. The study was conducted at Peninsula Medical School and St Ives, Cornwall, UK, with three medical students, a poet and a pathologist as participants. Data were collected by interviews, observation and web access. "Doing poetry" with a professional poet was found to assist communication between doctors and patients as it enhanced skills of observation, heightened awareness of the effect of language and fostered deep reflection. Poetry was also found to offer an outlet for medics and patients. The voluntary workshop attracted three participants; however, it might have had an effect on the wider student community because the poetry website received 493 hits in four months. Qualitative methods worked well as a tool for evaluation. "Doing poetry for poetry's sake" seemed to foster the development of skills related to empathy. The opportunity to do poetry should be made available to medical students as part of a wider arts and humanities programme
Art · Empathy · Literature · Medical education · Medical humanities · Poetry · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · The arts · Visual arts · Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills · Empathy and Medical Education · Innovations in Medical Education · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 0.29 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2025 (17) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |