Why an Anesthesiology Department Supports the Arts and Humanities

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Features| March 2023 Why an Anesthesiology Department Supports the Arts and Humanities Ronald G. Pearl, MD, PhD, FASA Ronald G. Pearl, MD, PhD, FASA Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar ASA Monitor March 2023, Vol. 87, 15–17. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000921956.28877.f7 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Cite Icon Cite Get Permissions Search Site Citation Ronald G. Pearl; Why an Anesthesiology Department Supports the Arts and Humanities. ASA Monitor 2023; 87:15–17 doi: https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000921956.28877.f7 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentAll PublicationsASA Monitor Search Advanced Search Topics: arts, humanities “Why should an anesthesiology department support the medical arts and humanities?” During my 22 years as chair of the Stanford Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, I was never asked this question, since the value of supporting these activities was obvious to the entire department. In this article, I will discuss some of the activities that our department has supported and then the benefits of incorporating the arts and humanities into an anesthesiology department. For the past three decades, Dr. Audrey Shafer has been the driving force in developing an internationally recognized program at the intersection of the arts, humanities, and medicine, not only in our department but also throughout the medical school and Stanford University. After finishing anesthesia residency at the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Shafer joined our department with the goal of an academic career in clinical care, education, and research. Although successful in clinical pharmacology research,... You do not currently have access to this content.