AMA Journal of Ethics^®

Dr Roma Subramanian joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Dr Matthew J. Brooks: “How a Medical Orchestra Cultivates Creativity, Joy, Empathy, and Connection.”

Responsible arts in health research requires interrogating what counts as evidence, especially when the insistence on rigor risks oversimplifying and diminishing what’s ineffable about the arts.

This study has implications for designing arts-based wellness activities for clinicians and scaling them nationwide.

Aislinn C. Rookwood and Mariah Abney join Ethics Talk to discuss their article, coauthored with Hannah S. Butler-Robbins, Danielle Marie Westmark, and Dr Regina Idoate: “Arts-Based Research Methods to Explore Cancer in Indigenous Communities.”

Culturally responsive, arts-based methods can enhance research and education across the cancer-control continuum with Indigenous persons.

This study offers an arts-based tool set capable of being delivered within the familiar medical education setting and established structure of the OSCE.

Dr Vaishali Phatak joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Dr Mary Perkinson and Meghan K. Ramirez: “Leveraging Cross-Campus Expertise to Contribute to Dementia Care Through Music.”

This article considers ethical questions raised during development of an online art exhibit for and with people with dementia and their care partners.

Dr Wendy A. Stewart joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Dr Sophia Miao: “Songwriting and Youth Self-Concept."

There is evidence of the benefits of music for health and wellness, but current US clinical practice does not yet commonly incorporate arts-based interventions.