Workshop II: Art History as a Means to Enhance Culturally Competent Care

Overview

What can a painting teach you about patient care? More than you might think. This engaging course brings the tools of art history into the clinic, helping healthcare professionals sharpen their observational skills, ask more insightful questions, and better understand the cultural context behind every patient encounter. By learning to “read” artworks – attending to detail, context, and narrative – participants develop visual and interpretive skills that translate directly to more culturally responsive and empathetic care.
Through guided exercises and case studies, participants will explore how visual culture reflects medical and patient histories and practice using art as a powerful lens to recognize the social and cultural layers of illness. Ideal for all clinicians, this course offers a thought-provoking approach to cultural competency, inviting you to look closer, think deeper, and care more fully.

The workshop "Workshop II: Art History as a Means to Enhance Culturally Competent Care" (1.0 hours) is designed to satisfy state licensure requirements on Cultural Competency in CT (MD/DO/NP)

Learning Objectives

• Evaluate Key Transferable Skills in Art History: Participants will learn how these analytical methods from art history can enhance and enrich culturally competent care.
• Engage in Practical Exercises: Participants will take part in engaged & hands-on activities that demonstrate how art history techniques can translate into valuable skills in clinical and professional practice.
• Reimagine Culturally Competent Patient Care: Participants will discover how the inclusion of non-clinical skill building can improve culturally competent care and innovate healthcare education.