Presented by Da Vinci Art Alliance, The Art of Engagement, and the Philadelphia Medical Humanities Collaborative (PMHC).
Burnout is a significant problem facing medical students and physicians and is characterized by emotional exhaustion, cynicism, and overall job dissatisfaction. One way to foster connection and community and decrease emotional exhaustion can be found in developing your own artistic practice.
In partnership with Da Vinci Art Alliance and the PMHC, artist and cardiologist Nazanin Moghbeli, MD will lead a 60-minute workshop on how to start a drawing practice. The focus will be on learning basic drawing techniques, including an exploration of mark making, contour drawing, and ideas for your own sketchbook. The workshop will help medical students to improve their observation skills, promote creativity, and demonstrate how even a basic connection to the arts can benefit well-being.
No prior experience is necessary, and all levels are welcome. No preparation for the workshop is required as all materials needed will be sourced from your home! However, we will send a list of possible materials to have on hand in advance of the workshop (including but not limited to pencils and paper).
Objectives
Connect with colleagues in a non-medical setting
Learn basic drawing techniques regardless of prior experience
Learn how to integrate regular drawing into daily life as a way of decompressing and unwinding
Benefits
Increase team building
Provide quiet time for slowing down and being creative
Improve careful observation skills by “slow looking” and drawing
Decrease burnout and improve well-being
Who is this for? Participants will be medical students from Philadelphia institutions, including Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Drexel, Jefferson, PCOM, Temple, and the University of Pennsylvania, and will be hosted by Da Vinci Art Alliance.
References:
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2. Mangione S, Chakraborti C, Staltari G, Harrison R, Tunkel AR, Liou KT, Cerceo E, Voeller M, Bedwell WL, Fletcher K, Kahn MJ. MedicalStudents’; Exposure to the Humanities Correlates with Positive Personal Qualities and Reduced Burnout: A Multi-Institutional U.S. Survey. J Gen Intern Med. 2018 May;33(5):628-634.
About DVAA:
Da Vinci Art Alliance (DVAA) is a non-profit art organization founded in 1931 that fosters an artist membership and provides free exhibitions and programming for the community. Whether we are sharing artists with audiences or introducing community members to creative experiences, we do so with the goal of creating a vibrant, more empathetic and connected city. Through this collaboration we hope to encourage a broader sense of community among medical students in Philadelphia. This will be the first event of its kind to use the arts and humanities as a way to bring medical students from all off the city together, and it is in keeping with the mission of DVAA to build community through the arts.
About PMHC:
The Philadelphia Medical Humanities Collaborative (PMHC) is composed of faculty and staff at the following schools: Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Drexel, Jefferson, PCOM, Temple, and the University of Pennsylvania.
Our mission is to nurture creativity, connection, and collaboration in our medical school community.
About Nazanin Moghbeli:
Nazanin Moghbeli is an Iranian-American cardiologist and artist. She is the Director of the Cardiac Care Unit at Einstein Medical Center and Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at Jefferson Medical College. She founded and directed the first Penn Women’s Cardiovascular Center at Pennsylvania Hospital, then served as Associate Director of the Women’s Cardiovascular Center at Penn Radnor prior to joining Einstein. She received her medical and public health degrees at Johns Hopkins University, while studying at the Maryland Institute of Art in the evenings. She completed a residency in internal medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and a cardiovascular fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania. She is a committed medical educator and has designed innovative curricula in the medical humanities for programs throughout the United States and Europe.
Nazanin is also a professional artist. Her art studio is located in Manayunk, PA and she is part of the Philadelphia based Femme Collective. In her art, Nazanin grapples with her dual identities as an Iranian and American, artist and physician, to shed light on what happens when what seems disparate comes together. Her works have been exhibited throughout the United States and Europe.
Website: art-of-engagement.org
Artist website: nmoghbeli.com
Instagram: @art_of_engagement
Artist Instagram: @nmoghbeli