There are artistic representations of medicine and illness in anatomical and physiological illustrations of the human body, medical instruction manuals, treatment documentation and aesthetic works. These have facilitated discovery and understanding for different parts of medicine, health, illness and disability.

In particular, the use of portraits can be instrumental in representing and explaining medical pathologies, pathopsychologies and trauma. Portraiture in health care can be used to introduce innovative strategies for perceiving ethical and aesthetic value. Most importantly, it can also motivate deeper and fuller understanding of the experiences of patients, physicians and others in health care.

The June issue ofAMA Journal of Ethics(@JournalofEthics) features numerous perspectives on portraiture in health care and gives you an opportunity to earn CME credit.

Articles include:

In the journals June podcast, expert James Van Arsdall, EdD, social science faculty at Metropolitan Community College in Omaha, Nebraska and an advanced trauma life support educator for the American College of Surgeons, shares his experience of sitting for a portrait after his treatment for oral cancer.

Mark Gilbert, PhD, is an artist and a researcher associated with the Faculty of Medicine at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. On the podcast, Gilbert discusses how he came to do portraiture in clinical settings.

Listen toor watchprevious episodesof the podcast, Ethics Talk, or subscribe iniTunesor other services.

TheAMAJournal of EthicsCME modules, How Portraiture Can Help Build Therapeutic Capacity in Patient-Clinician Relationshipsand Ethics Talk: Portraiture in Clinical Contexts, areeachdesignated by the AMA for a maximum of 0.5AMA PRA Category 1 Credit.

The offerings are part of theAMA EdHub, an online platform that brings together high-quality CME, maintenance of certification, and educational contentin one placewith relevant learning activities, automated credit tracking and reporting for some states and specialty boards.

Learn more aboutAMA CME accreditation.

The journals editorial focus is on commentaries and articles that offer practical advice and insights for medical students and physicians.Submit a manuscriptfor publication.

The 2020 JohnConley Ethics Essay Contestand theConley Art of Medicine Contestare now open for submission. Read the essay prompt and see visual media requirements on theAMA Journal of Ethicswebsite.

Apply to become a theme issue editorto help the journal develop theme issues on interested and neglected topics.

Visit the journalsCOVID-19 Ethics Resource Centerfor articles, podcasts, and videos relevant to the ethical challenges of the current pandemic.

Upcoming issues of theAMA Journal of Ethicswill focus on humor in health care as well as opioids and public health.Sign upto receive email alerts when new issues are published.

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Art and medicine: Looking at the role of portraiture in health care - American Medical Association