Grand Rounds: Art and the Radical Act of Diagnostic Excellence by Alexa Miller

This session makes links between core principles of diagnosis and experiential learning in art. Diagnosis is the core art of medicine, an intentional practice, a team sport, and particularly complex to teach and learn. It draws deeply from both scientific and humanistic knowledge and requires skillful interactions to maximize the opportunity for findings to emerge. This session highlights specific features and challenges of diagnosis in radiology to frame an experience with art and to underscore key aspects of careful, disciplined visual inspection and communication. All participants will have the opportunity to experience the Visual Thinking Strategies – an approach increasingly applied and researched in the health professions – and to deconstruct that experience. The session will conclude with an approach to looking based on Miller’s research of adaptive approaches to uncertainty in clinical masters and in artists. Join us to highlight the role of observation in patient care excellence – no previous experience with art is required.