Thursday, November 8 – Friday, December 7, 2018
Art Gallery, Main Level, Eccles Health Sciences Library
Library Hours
Layers of Medicine
Artwork by Medical Students
University of Utah, School of Medicine
The Eccles Health Sciences Library (EHSL) is now featuring the Layers of Medicine exhibit of art created by medical school students enrolled in the Layers of Medicine course which addresses the human elements of healthcare and medical training that are “layered” on top of scientific knowledge and clinical skills. Stop by during Library hours (perhaps on your way to or from a class/meeting in HSEB) to see this amazing collection of artistic interpretations of the human side of medicine in which burnout, death, disability, gender, ethics, the art of giving and receiving medical care, and much more are explored through art and artistic expression. The Library’s Main and Upper Levels will be home to this interactive and engaging display of student work until December 7th. Experience the loss of a patient and the solitary suffering of chronic pain patients. Witness the communal metamorphosis of medical students from strangers to family and from students to doctors. Contemplate the messy and unclear lines that dictate what is acceptable in “gallows humor” and who is “worthy or unworthy in medicine.” Consider how homelessness and other external factors interact with how someone accesses health care or one’s ability to make healthy lifestyle choices. Appreciate those who become knowledge – the cadavers.
