The Feel of Visual Clues: Object-based Workshops of Medical Students at The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Abstract

Medical training in Hong Kong begins at the undergraduate level, and the tightly structured

curriculum leaves little room for the humanities. When the CUHK Art Museum introduced

the Yale program pioneered by Friedlaender and Friedlaender (2013) to the CUHK Faculty

of Medicine, the Faculty Dean agreed to initiate object-based training as an optional

elective. Student feedback was sought afterwards. The program ran in 2018, 2019, and

2024.