The VCU Department of Medicine grand rounds last week focused on art and medicine. The presentation was by Drs. John Nestler and Megan Lemay. They explored applications of art to medicine both for a greater understanding of the human condition and for the development of observational and critical thinking skills. A special emphasis was placed on research models to further explore the intersection medicine and the arts, all at VCU Health.
Of particular interest was the short video (TEDx RVA) on the role a tattoo in healing the psychological scars of a mastectomy.
Here is the link for our combined publication of the Medical Literary Messenger with VCU Amendment, a collaborative art and medical literary magazine edition, to be printed this month
Stay tuned.
