If you thought a medical student's talents were limited to Biology and standardized test-taking, you might be surprised to see the Art of Medicine.
This exhibit, created exclusively by Medical students and faculty, runs through June 13 in the Fox Gallery of Logan Hall.
Combining paintings, etchings, photography, and other types of media, the works of the Art of Medicine generally fall into two categories: those reflecting the Medical School experience, and those depicting emotions and events completely removed from Medicine altogether.
"I do it as kind of an escape," said Elena Rosenbaum, a first-year medical student and artist explaining why she paints. Arvind Saini, also a first-year student and artist, likes to create his art to get away from "strictly analytical thinking".
Other artists open a unique window into a medical student's life. Etchings such as "I do too eat my fiber" by Dan Raz bring home the experience of interacting with a difficult patient in the Clinic. Jasmine Karalakulasingan submitted a series of photographs entitled "Our Difficulties, Our Delights: The lives of First Year Medical Students" expressing the range of emotions in the day-to-day life of that first year. Each photograph is displayed on a medical record folder, a common item in the daily world of Medicine.
Karalakulasingan sums up one potential outcome from visiting the Art of Medicine in a quotation preceding the photographs: "I hope that these photographs allow you some insight into our world"
