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Comics and Medicine: Using Graphic Narratives in Pharmacy Education

Hoffman A. (2021). Comics and Medicine: Using Graphic Narratives in Pharmacy Education. American journal of pharmaceutical education, 8797. Advance online publication. https://doi-org.ezproxymcp.flo.org/10.5688/ajpe8797 ABSTRACT: Over the last decade, interest in comics as an educational tool has increased. Far from the roots of their superheroorigins, the artform of comics (also known as graphic novels) now includes a vast… Read More »

Graphic Narrative Versus Journal Article for Teaching Medical Students About P Values: A Randomized Trial

Tigges, S., Krupinski, E., Luhanga, U., Schulman, D., & Risk, B. (2021). Graphic Narrative Versus Journal Article for Teaching Medical Students About P Values: A Randomized Trial. Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR, S1546-1440(21)00237-4. Advance online publication. https://doi-org.ezproxymcp.flo.org/10.1016/j.jacr.2021.03.013 ABSTRACT: Understanding P values is difficult but essential for interpreting the medical literature. Graphic narratives (comics) facilitate… Read More »

Comics as Anti-racist Education and Advocacy

Obuobi, S., Vela, M. B., & Callender, B. (2021). Comics as anti-racist education and advocacy. The Lancet 397 (10285), 1615-1617. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(21)00940-5. ABSTRACT: Academic medicine is increasingly recognising the importance of teaching about structural racism in medicine to help ameliorate racial health-care disparities. Yet such teaching can be challenging and, in some settings, considered controversial. Leveraging the power of… Read More »

Mapping the Use of Comics in Health Education: A Scoping Review of the Graphic Medicine Literature

Noe, M. & Levin, L. (2020). Mapping the use of comics in health education: A scoping review of the graphic medicine literature. Graphic Medicine. https://www.graphicmedicine.org/mapping-comics-health. ABSTRACT: This study sought to map the use of comics in health education to better understand: a) what populations are targeted and b) what effect(s) their use have. As the field… Read More »

“Graphic Medicine” as a Mental Health Information Resource: Insights from Comics Producers

Farthing, A., & Priego, E. (2016). ‘Graphic Medicine’ as a mental health information resource: insights fromcomics producers. The Comics Grid 6(1). Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.16995/cg.74 ABSTRACT: Recent literature suggests that a growing number of comics are being published on health-related topics, including aspects of mental health and social care (Williams 2012; Czerwiec et al 2015) and… Read More »