Arts in Medicine Program in Alignment with JPS/Acclaim Values

Engagement

Provider

Museum Collaboration Series - Kimbell, Amon Carter & Modern (on site educations workshops

Art making experiences for JPS providers

Opportunity to showcase creative abilities and recognize our providers in a unique way

Patient

Bedside art-making experiences this may includes visual, narrative, musical, dramatic and movement arts

Inclusion into Arts discussions as related to healing and provider communication and relationship building

Patient outreach museum experiences at JPS

Beautifying patient rooms with art prints donated from museums

Mutual Respect & Integrity

Arts provide neutral ground to build trust and rapport between providers, interprofessional peers and patients through a myriad of activities

Excellence & Education

Arts in Medicine is a nationally recognized trend in Medicine to humanize the healthcare experience

Provide service opportunites not present commonly in DFW but are offered in limited capacity at UTSW

Increased engaement with medical students and residents

Dedicated Curriculum Elective Course with Public Health Outreach messaging for patient and community health improvement

Cartoon art to enhance education handouts for patient education

Teamwork

Arts provide a great way to promote teamwork in low stress environment with meaning and relationship building

Ideas for Arts in Medicine Program offerings

Prenatal and Perinatal Arts based activities to ensure patient preparedness, understanding, joy and special memories of perinatal experience

Bedside or small group visual arts for patients in acute or intermediate care needs

Arts acitivities in patient waiting areas to decrease stress/boredom/frustration

Oral Histories and Patient narrative poem creation

Medical Poetry for Patients & Providers

Art for Cancer Center

Art for Public Health Education

Patient-Resident Pen Pals (UCSF)

Community Museum Series

Movement and Dance for post operative rehab and Neurological diseases

Muscal artists at the bedside (expansion on Lawrence, the volunteer harpist we currently have)

JPS Patient/Provider Choir

Participation in Beads of Courage

Art for Dementia and Memory Care

Role Play and Theater for Education

Art to Improve Clinical Physical Space