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The Art of Science: Re-establishing Creativity in Medicine By Tiffany Parnell "W Mangione, the Sidney at Thoma Philadelphia. ise, the not a AS MEDICAL TRANSITION PRACTICE, LEAVE APPROACHES SOLVING FAVOR ANALYTICAL MANY ACADEMICS HOWEVER, NURTURING CREATIVITY IS ESSENTIAL FORMING PHYSICIANS. M ED I C A L S C H O O L S TA K E N OT E MANY PHYSICIANS HAVE called on medical schools to place greater emphasis on creativity and the role of the arts and humanities by incorporating these disciplines into their cur- ricula — and many schools have answered the call. According to a 2011 study in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, 69 of America's medical schools require students to take at least one course in medical humanities. Some of the nation's most prestigious schools, including Harvard Medical School, the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Yale School of Medicine and the Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, are at the forefront of creative-discipline inclusion. Art and drawing lessons and/or classes devoted to visiting museums are encouraged, with the goal of enhancing students' observa- tional skills. The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai's Humanities and Medicine Early Assurance Program even provides 30 to 35 coveted medical school slots each year to liberal arts students without a science background in hopes these students will become sensitive physicians. CORE + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 20 16 Contents | NOV/DEC 2014 | 6 ON THE COVER FEATURES RSM MEDICINE, REGENERATIVE SPINE AND MUSCULOSKELETAL MEDICINE: 'WE'VE GOT YOUR BACK' 6 Delivering accurate, targeted treatment for spinal and musculoskeletal disorders, especially pain, Renée S. Melfi, MD, and her team at RSM Medicine provide relief when general treatments no longer help. THE ART OF SCIENCE: RE-ESTABLISHING CREATIVITY IN MEDICINE 16 Nearly 70 U.S. medical schools require students to study the arts and humanities as part of their training, and observers say the healthcare field is ripe for the type of thought this discipline produces. DEPARTMENTS HEALTHCARE PERSPECTIVE 5 MEANINGFUL USE 10 REAL ESTATE 12 HEALTHCARE ARCHITECTURE 14 OTO INSIGHTS 18 NUTRITION UPDATE 19 LEGAL EASE 20 MEDICAL BRIEFS 22 The RSM physicians — (L–R) Farah N. Siddiqui, MD, Renée S. Melfi, MD, and Adrianne O'Quinn, MD ON THE COVER RSM Medicine, Regenerative Spine and Musculoskeletal Medicine: ' WE ' VE GO T YOUR BACK '

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