ERIC Number: EJ985636
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
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Generation to Generation: The Heart of Family Medicine
Winter, Robin O.
Journal for Learning through the Arts, v8 n1 2012
According to the American Board of Family Medicine, "The scope of family medicine encompasses all ages, both sexes, each organ system and every disease entity." What makes the seemingly daunting task of practicing family medicine possible is that family physicians learn to utilize similar clinical reasoning for all of their patients regardless of age, and that they care for patients in the context of their families. In our work with residents, we utilize a multimedia presentation that incorporates poetry by Shel Silverstein, the song, He Was Walking Her Home, by Mark Schultz, and the Pixar/Disney movie, Up, to help teach these concepts and demonstrate how caring for multiple generations simultaneously enriches the care of each generation. (Contains 2 tables.)
Descriptors: Poetry, Films, Music, Family Practice (Medicine), Multimedia Instruction, Medical Education, Graduate Students, Medical Students, Caring, Age Differences, Family (Sociological Unit)
Center for Learning in the Arts, Sciences and Sustainability. University of California Irvine, School of Biological Sciences III, Office 2656, Irvine, CA 92697. Tel: 949-824-4317; Fax: 949-824-2965; Web site: http://sites.uci.edu/class/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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