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April 8, 2024 | 2 min read

Hands that heal and create

By Daniela Krahe, medical student, Johns Hopkins Medicine

My experience as a potter is an asset in my medical career. Skills honed through art—observation and empathy—are among those most needed in patient care.

"Hero's Journey," by David Kopacz.

July 27, 2022 | 1 min read

Hero’s Journey

By David Kopacz, MD, University of Washington

Suffering and wounds (visible and invisible) can provide opportunities for patients to gain wisdom and healing.

June 22, 2018 | 2 min read

Ars Medica: The Art of Medicine

By Javier de la Maza, MD, Johns Hopkins University

Storytelling is a powerful tool that can be used to shape our reality and reconnect with our patients. Building meaningful relationships with our patients reminds us the importance of the human experience in providing clinically excellent care.

March 27, 2025 | 1 min read

“Breaking bad news”: a poem

By Miriam Colleran, MD, St. Brigids Hospice & Naas General Hospital, Ireland

I wrote this poem to explore sharing and receiving challenging news from the perspective of both clinician and patient. Reflecting on situations from multiple points of view enhances my ability to empathize.

March 6, 2025 | 1 min read

Interactions

By Hanan Akbari, MFA student, Boston University

Prioritize dedicated listening time for patients, especially those experiencing isolation. The simple act of providing empathetic company can significantly enhance their well-being.

March 6, 2025 | 2 min read

Invincible

By Roshni Beeharry, MBBS, Kings College London

Clinicians should be as person-centered as possible when caring for patients; seemingly small details, like a child's request for butterflies painted on her pink spinal jacket, can have a positive impact.

June 25, 2020 | 2 min read

What I Learned From Acting

By Beau Landry-Wegener, MD, Johns Hopkins Medicine

Healthcare professionals must allow patients to play their own role in the story of their lives. This includes being a good scene partner by listening closely and responding artfully.

"Critical care unit," drawing by the author.

October 29, 2024 | 1 min read

“Critical care unit”—a visual reflection

By Sujal Manohar, medical student, Baylor College of Medicine

In the face of devastating diagnoses and uncertain prognoses, pediatric patients and their loved ones need to feel heard and understood.

"A day in the life of a caregiver." Digital art by Lingsheng Li.

July 31, 2024 | <1 min read

A day in the life of a caregiver

By Lingsheng Li, MD, MHS, University of California, San Franscisco

Family and friends caring for people with chronic illness often shoulder immense burdens without adequate support. Clinicians can help by expressing gratitude and/or acknowledging some of the challenges they face.

September 18, 2024 | 2 min read

“My cotton-wool-spotted coat”

By Victoria Holm, medical student, California University of Science and Medicine

Along with disease-knowledge, effective care for patients always requires empathy and compassion. In patients with diabetes, it’s important to recognize the unique challenges they face and the impact the disease has on their lives.

"Before I studied Zen, mountains were just mountains and rivers just rivers. When I started studying Zen, mountains were no longer mountains and rivers no longer rivers. But now that I’ve gained some understanding of Zen, mountains are once again mountains and rivers are once again rivers."

January 3, 2025 | 5 min read

Zen and the art of physician-maintenance

By David Kopacz, MD, University of Washington

Healthcare professionals can help counteract "sustained inattentional blindness" and faulty clinical reasoning by integrating Zen principles into their practice. This may allow clinicians to more fully perceive the patient’s reality, as well as avoid overlooking crucial details.

October 7, 2024 | 1 min read

The science and art of medicine

By David Hellman, MD, Johns Hopkins Medicine

Clinical excellence is the first kindness a physician can offer a patient. A foundational pillar of outstanding clinical care is arriving at the accurate diagnosis.

October 9, 2023 | 2 min read

The Martial Art of Medicine

By Meher Kalkat, medical student, Johns Hopkins Medicine

Master Sam taught me that to be successful, I have to envision success. Helping patients see a brighter future is now part of my clinical approach.

April 21, 2025 | 3 min read

There’s been a suicide

I wrote this poem recently after learning of a veteran’s death by suicide. This prompted me to reflect on my work as a psychiatrist, systemic failures, and the cyclical nature of grief.

April 10, 2025 | 2 min read

Full disclosure

I wrote this poem to highlight the profound impact of truly listening to patients. This may be especially critical when patients are suffering and the diagnosis remains a mystery.

April 1, 2025 | 1 min read

The PICC line

By Miriam Colleran, MD, St. Brigids Hospice & Naas General Hospital, Ireland

As a clinician, writing this poem about my daughter’s PICC line was a reminder to focus on optimizing patients’ quality of life. While a medical device can alleviate a patient’s health problem, its presence is a constant reminder of illness.

March 18, 2025 | 1 min read

“I wish for you”

By Kathleen Wenaden, MBBS, London, England

Witnessing suffering requires clinicians to intentionally practice self-care. One idea is to process challenging emotions by writing poetry.

September 25, 2019 | 1 min read

Promises

By Michelle Gyenes, MS, Columbia Mailman School of Public Health

Be thoughtful about promises that you make to patients. When you do make a promise, make sure that you can keep it.

May 1, 2024 | 2 min read

The patient’s voice: a doctor’s song

By Sujay Pathak, MD, Johns Hopkins Medicine

A clinician who heals truly listens without judgment and sees things from the patient's perspective.

September 25, 2024 | 2 min read

Seasons of my mother

By Lisa Young, medical student, Johns Hopkins Medicine

My mother had cancer while I was a pre-med student. In caring for her, I learned that it’s important for healthcare professionals to extend empathy not only to patients, but to their loved ones and caregivers as well.

November 6, 2024 | 2 min read

Artful healing

By Sujal Manohar, medical student, Baylor College of Medicine

When I was working in an epilepsy center, I learned the value of understanding the patient’s lived experience. Art and storytelling can provide a unique window into patient concerns and dreams.

"Rinaldo and Armida," 1629, Anthony van Dyke. Public domain.

September 4, 2019 | 7 min read

From Frameside to Bedside: Pauses and Perspective

By Kamna Balhara, MD, Johns Hopkins Medicine

The art of medicine must balance stillness and motion. Making time to reflect can infuse more meaning in our interactions with patients.

June 29, 2021 | 2 min read

Making Jewelry With my Patients

By Deirdre Johnston, MBBCh, MD, Johns Hopkins Medicine

Some clinicians are lucky enough to interact with patients outside of medical encounters. In such settings, recognition of additional facets of their personalities may become evident, which will strengthen the patient-clinician relationship.

Hippocrates featured in the interior of the old town hall in Gõttingen, Niedersachsen, Germany. Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.

February 20, 2020 | 3 min read

“Life is short, and art long”

By Jonathan Yeh, MD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

The art of honest and empathetic communication is fundamental to being an excellent clinician. And, it can be improved with intentional practice.

"Chrysantheme und Biene." Hokusai, K. (ca. 1832). Public domain, Wikimedia.

September 22, 2021 | 8 min read

The Role of Visual Thinking Strategies Coaching in Clinical Excellence

By Margaret Chisolm, MD, Johns Hopkins Medicine

Take an appreciative approach when giving feedback to learners. It will not only build clinical skills, but will also foster a healthy community of learning and practice.

October 11, 2022 | 6 min read

Learning About Your Patients And Their Communities

By Hailey Haffey, PhD, University of Utah

Receiving patient and community stories with thoughtful attention can help serve the aims of equity in healthcare.

November 13, 2019 | 4 min read

The Art of Scaffolding Conversations

By Robert Trevino, MD, PhD, Medical College of Wisconsin

Scaffolding when communicating is meeting the other person where they are in their understanding. This is essential for healthcare discussions to best meet the needs of our patients.

Natya Dhrami Foundation for Performing Arts. Copyright with Eswar Avidi.

August 10, 2022 | 3 min read

Storytelling With Hands

By Shreya Srivastava, medical student, Albany Medical College

Exploring Non-Western art forms–like Indian classical dance–can diversify our understanding of the cultural and spiritual roles that body parts can play in healing.

June 14, 2018 | 1 min read

AI and the Art of Medicine

By Souvik Chatterjee, MD, Johns Hopkins Medicine

Exploring the new challenge of combining the art of healing with the new science of machine learning.

July 28, 2020 | 4 min read

Transitional Objects During Physical Isolation

Encourage patients to identify items that remind them of people and places that they love but cannot be near right now. This may help ease feelings of loneliness and longing.

"Corridor in the Asylum," Vincent van Gogh, 1889. The Met Museum.

March 5, 2018 | 3 min read

Demystifying Psychiatry

By Margaret Chisolm, MD, Johns Hopkins Medicine

Demystifying psychiatry for patients is the heart of my work. In its existential aspects, psychotherapy calls for the imagination of alternative possibilities.

March 24, 2025 | 2 min read

Bones and “bons mots” (Fr)

Narrative medicine provides a framework for integrating empathy, reflection, and trust into all fields of medical practice, fostering deeper connections between practitioners and patients.

The author's drawing of her heart utilizing the technique of defamiliarization.

February 14, 2019 | 3 min read

Defamiliarization

By Sarah Walser, , Penn State College of Medicine

Incorporating defamiliarization into practice builds empathy and broadens our worldview. It challenges us to expand and find confluence between different frameworks through which an experience, such as a disease, can be interpreted.

February 4, 2019 | 1 min read

Behind the Mask

By Mark Stephens, MD, Penn State College of Medicine

Growing into a sense of oneself as a physician requires self-awareness, thoughtfulness, and a habit of reflective practice. The process of art-making represents an interesting way to examine identity formation over time.

September 14, 2022 | 2 min read

The Hippocratic Oath’s Reminder to be Artful

By Ming-Hsien Wang, MD, Johns Hopkins Medicine

Caring for diverse families, I remember the Hippocratic Oath: “. . . There is art to medicine as well as science, and that warmth, sympathy, and understanding may outweigh the surgeon's knife or the chemist's drug.”

"Bright New Thing," by Crystal Favorito. Copyright with the author.

August 22, 2022 | 1 min read

Bright New Thing

By Crystal Favorito, pre-med, Johns Hopkins Medicine

Decision-fatigue may occur during a medical career. Engaging in a creative hobby with no end-goal may be an effective antidote.

August 20, 2018 | 1 min read

Giving Family-Centered Care

By Richard Redett, MD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Taking care of children means giving family-centered care, where we nurture a partnership between the family, patient, and healthcare team.

A shared client-therapist drawing created in a teletherapy session on Zoom whiteboard. Copyright with the authors.

May 4, 2020 | 2 min read

Connecting With Teens Via Telemedicine

By Michelle Munson, LMSW, PhD, Nadia Jenefsky, MPS, LCAT

Suspending judgement is critical to building a trusting relationship, especially with teens.

February 13, 2023 | 3 min read

“Powershield”

By Drea Burbank, MD, Putumayo, Colombia

“Powershield:” a poem about power and responsibility.

February 7, 2023 | 2 min read

“Now-right And Future-wrong”

By Drea Burbank, MD, Putumayo, Colombia

Clear communication about uncertainty can help clinicians and patients better cope with unexpected or undesirable outcomes.

September 28, 2020 | 2 min read

Practicing the Art of Listening

By Jeffrey Millstein, MD, Penn Medicine

Listening is essential for humanistic patient care. Listening without interrupting may strengthen the patient-clinician relationship.

"I close my ears and journey to the moon . . ."

February 20, 2024 | 1 min read

Sickle cell does not have me

By Lily Kwak, medical student, Johns Hopkins Medicine

Creating art, like poetry, may help clinicians to process the complex emotions that can arise while caring for patients.

January 26, 2023 | 2 min read

The Things You Don’t Say

By Drea Burbank, MD, Putumayo, Colombia

Writing poetry, like other forms of creative self-expression, can be a way to process distressing events in clinical care.

Original painting by Dr. David Kopacz.

August 24, 2023 | 2 min read

it is internship year

By David Kopacz, MD, University of Washington

To give excellent patient care, healthcare professionals must prioritize their own mental health and that of their trainees. This could include self-help strategies, like writing, along with professional support.

October 24, 2019 | 1 min read

The Art of Talking About Death

By Michelle Gyenes, MS, Columbia Mailman School of Public Health

The clinically excellent clinician engages in honest conversations about death and dying with patients and their families.

February 14, 2024 | 1 min read

A lesson on spider angiomata

By Ridge Maxson, medical student, Johns Hopkins Medicine

As a first-year medical student, I spent time with a patient who had alcohol-related liver disease. He taught me the importance of always knowing the patient’s personhood in addition to their medical condition.

February 15, 2024 | 1 min read

Ears were made for listening

By Oscar Li, medical student, Johns Hopkins Medicine

My mentor taught me to let my innate curiosity about the patient sitting in front of me drive my questions. I hope to bring this valuable perspective through my career and beyond.

"Irises," by Elizabeth “Elsie” Sophia Skorski Kopacz.

August 9, 2023 | 2 min read

To Grandmother’s House We Go

By David Kopacz, MD, University of Washington

Religion and spirituality are part of the human experience. Sometimes, it can improve patient well-being to include these topics in our conversations.

February 8, 2024 | <1 min read

A counterbalance to anguish

By Jessica Berry, PhD, clinical psychologist

After retiring from clinical psychology, I dove into art. Here I’ve drawn a heart, an organ that represents the mysteries and complexities of human feelings. Exploring emotions was a central aspect of my career.

August 2, 2023 | 2 min read

The Art of Communication

By Jennifer Katzenstein, PhD, Johns Hopkins Medicine

Often, concise notes to patients or colleagues can suffice. Other times, a conversation —either virtual or in-person—is much better.