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PracticingwhatwePreach:TeachingCompassionthroughExperiencesintheHumanitiesLaurenKascakMS,CelestineWarrenBA
GeiselSchoolofMedicineatDartmouth,Hanover,NH
Themes
Methods
• Centerselfandreflectthroughengagementwiththehumanities
• Peertopeerlearningandteaching• Cultivateasenseofwonderandawe• No“RightAnswer”• Celebratediversityofbackgroundsandinterpretationsof
artwork• Developtrusttoshareandoffervulnerability• Usethehumanitiesasaspringboardandmediumtocelebrate
anddevelopcompassionforourselves,ourcolleagues,andourpatients
WithAppreciation
Rodis FellowshipinCompassionateCare
Dr.MarthaMcDaniel
Dr.JoeO’Donnell
SittingwithSilence
EmbracingAmbiguity
ToleratingUncertainty
MakingSpaceforNew
Perspectives
FacetsOf
Compassion
Practiceinthe
Humanities
“Practice”in
Compassion
CloselookingexerciseonLaetitiaSoulier’s exhibitFractalArchitecture,ledbyHoodMuseumCurator,VivianLadd.
Medicalschoolprovidesanidealtimeandculturefordevelopingfuturephysicians’capacitiestotolerateambiguity,reflecton,andrespondtodiscomfort.Itisalsoatimewhenself-reflection,mindfulness,andcompassioncanbemodeledtostudentsbytheirmentorsandlearnedthroughpeercollaboration.
Art isamediumwhichcanbeusedtoencouragereflectionamongmedicalstudentsinawaythatisaccessible.Wecameupwith4keyfacetsofcompassionwhichwestrivedtopracticethroughengagementwiththehumanitieswithourcolleagues.
Model
Abstract
Introduction
Engagementwiththehumanitiesoffersanopportunitytohoneskillsofcompassion.Throughtwoworkshops,wecreatedspaceformedicalstudentstoengagewithartworksinthecommunity.Togetherwepracticedacceptingsilence,toleratingambiguity,openingtodifferentperspectives,andhumility.
As2016-2017 Rodis Fellows,wefacilitatedthefollowingworkshopsforfirstyearGeiselstudents:• CloselookingexerciseattheHoodMuseum’s2016photography
exhibit.FollowedbyconversationsandcreativewritingoncompassionatecarewithDrs.JoeO’DonnellandStephenPlume
• NarrativeMedicineworkshopandreflectiononCharles Bukowski’s poem“Bluebird”.Followedbydiscussionaroundself-careinmedicineandcompassionatecareforothers.
• Engagementwiththehumanitiesprovidedameanstoindirectlypracticeskillsthatcontributetocompassionatecare.
• Studentswerechallengedandmovedtousethehumanitiesasaspringboardfordeeperconversationsaboutcompassionandmedicine.
• Studentsreportedfeelingcalm,aware,atpeace,inspired,andintrospectiveattheendoftheworkshops.
• Wesuccessfullycollaboratedwithpeopleinoursurroundingcommunitieswhoshareaninterestinthehumanities.
Outcomes