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A Novel Graphic Medicine Curriculum for Resident Physicians: Boosting Empathy and Communication through Comics

Ronan, L. K., & Czerwiec, M. K. (2020). A novel graphic medicine curriculum for resident physicians: boosting empathy and communication through comics. The Journal of medical humanities, 10.1007/s10912-020-09654-2. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10912-020-09654-2 ABSTRACT: Curricular design that addresses residency physician competencies in communication skills and professionalism remains a challenge. Graphic Medicine (GM) uses comics, a medium combining… Read More »

How Comics Creators are Using the Theme of the Pandemic to Depict the New Normal in Everyone’s Lives

Venkatesan, S., & Yuvan, S. (2020). How comics creators are using the theme of the pandemic to depict the new normal in everyone’s lives. Scroll.in. Retrieved from https://scroll.in/article/969725/how-comics-creators-are-using-the-theme-of-the-pandemic-to-depict-the-new-normal-in-everyones-lives ABSTRACT: Comics in the time of the pandemic are capturing the intricate stories, agonies of existence and new terms of engagement – the way any responsible art would.

The Role of Comics in Public Health Communication During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Kearns, C., & Kearns, N. (2020). The role of comics in public health communication during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of visual communication in medicine, 1–11. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/17453054.2020.1761248 ABSTRACT: As the COVID-19 pandemic sweeps the globe, evolving containment measures have created an unprecedented need for rapid and effective science communication that is able to engage… Read More »

Emotional Content of Comics Drawn by Medical Students and Residents

Maatman, T. C., Vugrnick, B., Manak, C., Wrzosek, M., Usher, C., Williams, J., & Fletcher, K. E. (2020). Emotional Content of Comics Drawn by Medical Students and Residents. Academic psychiatry : the journal of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training and the Association for Academic Psychiatry, 10.1007/s40596-020-01261-6. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40596-020-01261-6 ABSTRACT: Medical… Read More »

Don’t Laugh at the Comics: A Modern Take

Hall, R.C.W., Friedman, S.H. (2020). Don’t Laugh at the Comics: a Modern Take. Acad Psychiatry. https://doi-org/10.1007/s40596-020-01257-2 ABSTRACT: Although comic books may be used to educate the lay public and medical students, the comic book industry and mental health fields have often had a tumultuous relationship—which unfortunately can also yield the opposite result of perpetuating stigma. […]… Read More »

Lapses in Literacy: Cultural Accessibility in Graphic Health Communication

Garrison-Joyner, V. & Caravella, E. (2020) Lapses in literacy: cultural accessibility in graphic health communication, Technical Communication Quarterly, 29:3, iii-xxv, DOI: 10.1080/10572252.2020.1768295 ABSTRACT: This graphic meditation on issues of cultural relevance and accessibility in comic-based health communication texts presents the web of rhetorical considerations inherent in creating culturally accessible health communication texts. Applying recent technical communication theories related to social justice this… Read More »

Using Medical Comics to Explore Challenging Everyday Topics in Medicine: Lessons Learned From Teaching Medical Humanities

Masel, E.K., Adamidis, F., Kitta, A., Gruebl, A. Unseld, M., Pavelka, P., Hans Watzke, H.2, Zlabinger, G., & Praschinger, A. (2020). Using medical comics to explore challenging everyday topics in medicine: lessons learned from teaching medical humanities. Ann Palliat Med. apm-20-261. doi:10.21037/apm-20-261 ABSTRACT: Studying medicine requires an extensive acquisition of knowledge, skills and attitudes. At the MedUni Vienna, this… Read More »