Maggie Hammond: Developing medical insight using visual arts. Slides from the University of Liverpool Learning and Teaching Conference 2009. Visual arts have been used effectively to help medical students develop observational, interpretive and descriptive skills. This project utilized the expertise of trained art educators and the galleries of Tate Liverpool to devise and pilot a single-day programme for medical students to explore ways of using art to consciously teach an awareness of intuition and the value of subjectivity: to develop ‘seeing’ as not only the observation of physical signs and symptoms, but also an awareness of person and context, emotional elements and narrative; to enhance students’ personal awareness of bias in interpretation and response, to art and to patients; to engage students in the use of emotional language, and to focus on visual thinking. Twenty medical students participated in one of two days. Feedback was received from 75% via email; six students took part in a focus group discussion. Data were analysed using grounded theory. The results of the analysis and plans for future developments will be discussed.

1. How can visual arts help doctors develop insight? Tate Liverpool: short course for medical students: Developing Medical Insight Using the Visual Arts Thursday, 19 th February, 10am to 4:30pm: a day of stimulation, challenge and inspiration --email Maggie Hammond for information / to book a place [email_address]

2. Kathy Edmonds, Senior Lecturer, Youth and Community Work Glyndŵr University

7. ‘ HOME’ ‘ POINTING MAN’ ‘ MORNING’ ‘ HYENA STOMP’ ‘ THE BATH’

8. Hyena Stomp 1962, Frank Stella Image removed due to copyright, to view please visit http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ViewWork?workid=13816

18. Bathers at Moritzburg 1909/26, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner Image removed due to copyright, to view please visit www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ViewWork?workid=7967