INTD 4048 Enrichment Elective in Art

Course Number

MSIV: INTD 4048

Course Instructors

Rachel Pearson, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

McNay Art Museum Course Directors

Kate Carey, Head of Education
Rosemary Hickman, Semmes Foundation Education Manager

Course Description

Art Rounds is an interactive, interprofessional course that takes students to the McNay Art Museum to learn physical observation skills. Using artwork as patients, students will learn how to observe details and how to interpret images based on available evidence. Taught jointly by UTHealthSA faculty and McNay Art Museum educators, students will view, observe, interpret, and give case reports on works of art. Studies demonstrate that these skills translate to improved patient physical observation skills.

Course Objectives

• Improve your visual observation skills
• Develop interprofessional communication skills
• Gain comfort with ambiguity
• Practice team-based problem solving

Course Requirements

• Monthly sessions either at the McNay Art Museum or on campus
• Museum membership ($60 per month) for McNay Art Museum
• Pre/Post course assessment
• Follow an art patient through the semester assigned to you by the McNay education staff
• Differential diagnosis
• Museum special event/lecture
• Visit another museum
• Create a work of art to be unveiled in December at the STUDENT GALLERY OF CREATIVE ART 

If you are interested in this course, please contact Iris Mast at masti@uthscsa.edu or humanities@uthscsa.edu