[8-5] Integrating drawings into health curricula: University educators’ perspectives
発表言語：英語
Background
Research shows that drawings offer a window into the authentic, insider view of health and illness. Based on our earlier work this study explored university educators’ opinions regarding the implementation of drawings as an educational tool for higher education healthcare students.
Objective
To explore pathways for utilising drawings as an art form in an educational context, and provide recommendations for developing curricula and resources for further evaluation.
Methods
Focus group interviews with university educators. Materials included patient and healthcare professional drawings of perceptions of the lived experience of asthma.
Results
Participating educators supported the use of drawings as a novel medium. Perceived benefits were that drawings foster student appreciation of: (i) the holistic impact of illness, (ii) the importance of patients’ priorities, and (iii) the value of learning from the patient.
Conclusion
Drawings offer opportunities for students to explicitly reflect about the patient experience holistically rather than view the patient as a ‘biomedical problem.’ Shifting students’ perspectives and assumptions to be better aligned with and appreciative of patients’ experiences were noted as central to adopting a person-centred approach to healthcare practice. Our findings suggest that incorporating drawings as educational tools would be a valuable addition to health curricula.