More than visual literacy: art and the enhancement of tolerance for ambiguity and empathy

Abstract Background Comfort with ambiguity, mostly associated with the acceptance of multiple meanings, is a core characteristic of successful clinicians. Yet past studies indicate that medical students and junior physicians feel uncomfortable with ambiguity. Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) is a pe...

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Main Authors: Miriam Ethel Bentwich, Peter Gilbey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:BMC Medical Education
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12909-017-1028-7