Keywords
Graphic Medicine, Provider Training, Empathy, Mental Health, Learning
Abstract
As medical students progress through their training, they experience a decline in empathy, mental health struggles, and difficulties in learning. The prevalence of depression, anxiety and burnout among medical students, along with the decline of empathy in medical students can impact their professionalism and quality of patient care as future physicians. This literature review shows how the integration of graphic medicine in provider training can address these problems, giving a new perspective on what medical education should look like. Thirty-three articles were found and reviewed by searching through the databases Academic Search Premier, PubMed, and Google Scholar, along with the website graphicmedicine.org. The findings revealed that graphic medicine promotes empathy by highlighting the patients’ experience of their illnesses through personal stories. Graphic medicine can also aid learning by increasing engagement and offering alternative ways to learn. Additionally, multiple studies showed how creating graphic memoirs can be a form of therapy for medical students, allowing them to express their difficult experiences in medicine through a creative outlet.
Thesis Completion Year
2024
Thesis Completion Semester
Spring
Thesis Chair
Scott, Blake
College
College of Arts and Humanities
Department
Department of Writing and Rhetoric
Thesis Discipline
Graphic Medicine
Language
English
Access Status
Open Access
Length of Campus Access
None
Campus Location
Orlando (Main) Campus
STARS Citation
Sukhija, Maeher, "The Promise of Graphic Medicine in Provider Training to Promote Mental Health, Prevent the Empathy Decline, and Improve Learning" (2024). Honors Undergraduate Theses. 87.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/hut2024/87
Included in
Art and Design Commons, Art Therapy Commons, Higher Education Commons, Medical Education Commons
Rights Statement
