Join us in exploring how the arts and humanities enrich medical education and nurture the formation of physicians. Dr. Margaret S. Chisolm, MD, will begin with a brief overview of the role of the arts and humanities in training medical learners, then lead participants through a Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) activity. The lecture will be centered on how VTS and other museum-based methods can cultivate a sense of wonder, sharpen observation and perspective-taking, and support the flourishing of both medical learners and the patients they are called to serve, in an ongoing way.

Dr. Margaret S. Chisolm MD is Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Johns Hopkins University, with a secondary appointment in the Department of Internal Medicine. She has 3 decades of clinical experience, has served as PI or co-investigator on multiple nationally-funded research projects, and has published over 150 scientific, clinical, and medical education papers on psychiatric disorders and humanistic medical practice, as well as two textbooks and – most recently – a book for patients and families living with mental illness: From Survive to Thrive: Living Your Best Life with Mental Illness. Dr. Chisolm is a member of the Miller Coulson Academy of Clinical Excellence and the Director of the Paul McHugh Program for Human Flourishing where she uses the arts and humanities to explore the ‘big questions’ - what it means to be human, to be a physician, and to lead a good life (for doctors and patients) - with medical learners. She completed the Harvard Macy Institute Art Museum-based Health Professions Education fellowship and is a certified Visual Thinking Strategies facilitator and coach.

Date: Thursday, November 5th, 7:00-8:30pm

Location: The Study Hotel at University City, 2nd Floor, Drafting Rooms

Complete the form below to RSVP. Please direct any questions to Mary Lee (mlee@collegiuminstiute.org)