Medical Humanities Elective, third edition

The third offering of the Introduction to the Medical Humanities elective for graduating medical students is in the books! Very grateful for St Luke’s Medical Center College of Medicine – William H. Quasha Memorial for letting me design this course in which we all immerse ourselves in how medicine and healthcare are portrayed in arts and literature. This really is the tip of the iceberg, but there is only so much you can cover in 2 weeks. As one of the students put it, “[We] enjoyed the elective so much, really such a breather ”

Our final session’s theme was “Be Creative, Reflective or Both”, in which everyone reflected on a piece of art/literature/film/theater or their visit to the Pinto Art Museum in Antipolo for the launching of the Philippine Institute for NeuroArts (PINA). After all the presentations, we enjoyed a lovely potluck merienda at the Department of Professionalism, Medical Ethics and Humanities office. Note the pizza pies – I found it appropriate to bring these for Pi Day (March 14 = 3.14).