Vol. 24 No. 2: Special Issue Conference "The art of observation"
Short paper

Death, Dying, Culture and Compassion: the museum as reflective space for doctors-intraining

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  • Jim Harris,
  • Ashley Moyse,
  • Gina Hadley,
  • Joshua Hordern,
  • Rachel Lane,
  • Ariel Dempsey,
  • Sally Frampton ,
  • Kate Saunders,
  • Gabriele DeLuca
Jim Harris
Teaching Curator, Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology, University of Oxford
Ashley Moyse
ssistant Professor of Medical Ethics, Columbia Center for Clinical Medical Ethics, Columbia University, Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons;
Gina Hadley
John Henry Felix Fellow and Associate Tutor in Medicine, Harris Manchester College, Honorary Clinical Lecturer in Neurology, NDCN, University of Oxford
Joshua Hordern
Professor of Christian Ethics, Fellow of Harris Manchester College, University of Oxford
Rachel Lane
Expert Patient Tutor
Ariel Dempsey
DPhil candidate in Science & Religion, University of Oxford
Sally Frampton
Humanities and Healthcare Fellow, Faculty of Theology and Religion, University of Oxford;
Kate Saunders
Associate Professor, Director of Medical Studies, Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford
Gabriele DeLuca
Professor of Clinical Neurology and Experimental Neuropathology, NDCN, University of Oxford
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13135/1971-8551/11317

Published 2024-11-20

Keywords

  • the art of observation

Abstract

Since 2017, a principal focus of collaborative work between the Ashmolean Museum and the Medical Sciences Division of the University of Oxford has been helping to define a place for the humanities in the teaching of medical professionalism — what it means to be a doctor and how to be a better one. In this arena, the role of the Museum has been to enable consideration of issues around death, dying, and end-of-life care.

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