In their latest effort to show the link between the arts and medicine, UCF College of Medicine students are beginning The Sc\u211eipt, an art literary magazine that will include poetry, op-ed letters, photography, non-fiction, reflections, paintings and drawings.<\/p>\n
Sc\u211eipt is the brainchild of the college\u2019s Arts in Medicine (AIM) organization, a student-run group committed to uniting the arts and sciences throughout Central Florida and healthcare. AIM has sponsored several artistic events and performances at the medical school, including last year\u2019s first \u201cMusic Under the Stars\u201d holiday concert in the Lewis Auditorium. The celebration collected arts and crafts supplies for Nemours Children\u2019s Hospital, the college\u2019s Medical City partner. AIM also has donated a piano to the Nemours lobby, and students go to the hospital to play, much to the delight of families and visitors. Some students are also conducting medical research on the role art plays in emotional and physical healing.<\/p>\n
The magazine is the group\u2019s latest endeavor to bridge science and art, said second-year M.D. student Michael Metzner, AIM\u2019s president. \u201cArt is about communication and the human side of what we do,\u201d said Michael, who earned undergraduate degrees in biological chemistry and visual art from Florida Atlantic University. \u201cIf you are a good communicator, you\u2019re a good doctor.\u201d<\/p>\n
Early submissions include topics such as vulnerability in medicine and an inspirational patient whose illness and death had an impact on every healthcare provider the patient encountered. In addition to students, AIM is asking College of Medicine faculty and staff to submit work for consideration. Students expect to publish the first edition of Sc\u211eipt in January and make yearly editions a tradition at the College of Medicine.<\/p>\n
AIM already has the first cover designed \u2013 an artist drawing a serpent contained in the staff of Aesculapius, the Greek God of medicine. The happy, cartoonish snake has a stethoscope around its neck, is wrapped around a paintbrush and is surrounded by musical notes.<\/p>\n
The link between the arts and medicine has been an area of focus for Dr. Deborah German, vice president for medical affairs and founding dean of the College of Medicine. The medical school\u2019s library is filled with artwork created by faculty, staff and students. The medical education building\u2019s atrium includes a donated grand piano that students play. A local artist donated copper skeleton sculptures for display in front of the Anatomy Lab.<\/p>\n
\u201cThrough the arts, we celebrate the healthy spirit that lives in us all,\u201d Dr. German said.<\/p>\n
For more information on AIM and the art literary magazine, please visit www.ucfaim.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In their latest effort to show the link between the arts and medicine, UCF College of Medicine students are beginning The Sc\u211eipt, an art literary magazine that will include poetry, op-ed letters, photography, non-fiction, reflections, paintings and drawings. Sc\u211eipt is the brainchild of the college\u2019s Arts in Medicine (AIM) organization, a student-run group committed to uniting the arts and sciences…","protected":false},"author":152,"featured_media":53039,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"template-twocol.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"lazy_load_responsive_images_disabled":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":"","_wp_rev_ctl_limit":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[9177],"tu_author":[],"class_list":["post-53038","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arts","tag-michael-metzner"],"yoast_head":"\n