Dan Olweus, Mona E Solberg, Kyrre Breivik
Long-term school-level effects of the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program (OBPP)
Scandinavian journal of psychology
visual artsbased exposure training effective tools enhance medical education visual arts increase emotional intelligence critical thinking skills study conducted georgetown university school medicine gusom national gallery art nga washington dc designed measure effect visual arts elective course medical students selfperception communication skills 6week course involved lessons nga gusom for16 secondyear medical students intervention students age gendermatched to14 secondyear medical student control participants took different elective courses prior following intervention participants completed communication skills attitude scale csas statistical analysis performed either 2sided ttest 2sided wilcoxon ranksum test statistically significant differences presurvey scores groups however 6 csas questions postsurveys statistically significant differences 2 groups within group also numerous statistically significant differences presurvey postsurvey responses positive changes occurring intervention group ig primarily negative changes occurring control group cg nga course improved selfperception communication skills students reporting stronger views importance communication skills teamwork patient rapport cg hand many improved perceptions communication skills stronger opinions regarding needing ability communicate well good physician study indicates medical student communication skills benefit exposure visual arts activities experiences future physicians must become effective communicators study paves way research investigating relationship visual arts education development physicians communication skills