
Center for the Art of Medicine
Banner image from Hippocrates Cafe. Photo credit: Avi Nahum, Regions
The Center for the Art of Medicine cultivates curiosity and creativity in medical education and practice.
Mission and Goals
The University of Minnesota Medical School’s Center for the Art of Medicine (CFAM) strives to cultivate creativity and to elevate the role of the arts and humanities in medical education and practice, in order to nurture curiosity and creativity, promote diversity, deepen empathy, develop professionalism, and foster resilience in physicians and physicians-in-training.
Programs and Projects
CFAM’s work is grounded in three signature programs:
- The Storytelling in Medicine Program
- Fisch Art of Medicine Student Awards
- Hippocrates Cafe Productions
In addition, CFAM engages in a variety of creative collaborations across the University and the broader community:
- Artistic Antidotes
- Art of Medicine Seminar Series
- Art & Medicine Medical Student interest group
- Medical school courses and curriculum integration
- MotionPoems collaboration
- Music in the Clinics
- Performing arts consultation and collaboration