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The Heart of Residency.

Julia Fashner¹, Samantha Gionocchio¹

¹HCA Florida St Lucie Hospital, St. Lucie, FL.

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|July 17, 2024

Summary

Family medicine residents created art as a wellness activity. These individual paintings were combined to form a heart, symbolizing the spirit of family medicine.

Area of Science:

Medical Education
Art Therapy
Family Medicine

Background:

Wellness activities are crucial for medical residents' well-being.
Creative expression can serve as a therapeutic outlet for healthcare professionals.

Purpose of the Study:

To document a unique wellness initiative undertaken by family medicine residents.
To explore the symbolic representation of collective art in a medical setting.

Main Methods:

Family medicine residents participated in a painting activity during 2023 wellness events.
Individual 4x4 canvases were created by each resident.
One resident artist (Samantha) assembled the canvases into a cohesive heart artwork.

Main Results:

Keywords:

artist collective heart humanities love medicine in the arts paintings resident wellness visual art collection

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A collective heart artwork was successfully created from individual resident paintings.
The artwork visually represents the collaborative and compassionate nature of family medicine.

Conclusions:

This initiative highlights the positive impact of integrating arts into medical education for resident well-being.
The created heart artwork serves as a poignant symbol for the family medicine community.