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Area of Science:

  • Medical Ethics
  • Arts in Medicine
  • Health Communication

Background:

  • Communities of color face systemic marginalization with significant health impacts.
  • Clinical jargon can perpetuate ethnic and racial biases, leading to patient dehumanization.
  • Traditional dance offers a unique medium for exploring complex ethical issues in healthcare.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the use of Indian classical dance as a method for interrogating ethnic and racial biases in clinical language.
  • To analyze how embodied performance can illustrate patient responses to dehumanizing medical encounters.
  • To explore the utility of traditional dance in health communication and documentation ethics.

Main Methods:

  • Medical students choreographed and performed Kuchipudi and Bharatanatyam dances.
  • Video recordings documented the performances interpreting patient experiences.
  • Accompanying commentary provided ethical and analytical context.

Main Results:

  • The dance performances visually represented embodied, visceral patient reactions to biased clinical language.
  • The narrative approach effectively illuminated the impact of language-induced dehumanization.
  • The study demonstrated the potential of classical Indian dance as an ethical communication tool.

Conclusions:

  • Traditional Indian dance serves as a powerful narrative tool for ethical reflection in healthcare.
  • Performance art can enhance understanding of patient experiences with biased medical jargon.
  • Integrating arts into medical education can foster more empathetic and equitable communication practices.