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First-year medical students in the Perelman School of Medicine sharpen their observation skills at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. New research shows that art observation training could help first-year medical students improve clinical observation skills. Credit: Penn Medicine Observation skills are an essential component of any medical education, aiding doctors during patient exams and in making medical diagnoses, yet several studies have indicated inadequacies in this area among medical trainees and practicing physicians. In an effort to explore ways to improve these skills among medical students, researchers from Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), in collaboration with educators at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, turned to the field of visual arts to examine if training in art observation, description, and interpretation could be applied to medical training. In a study published this mon...