Mission Statement

Through visual art, music, writing, and creative expression, Artists in Medicine strives to create a unique community where we foster our creativity and celebrate the connection between art and healthcare. We believe art can help us build empathy, observational-skills, self-reflection, and communication—we hold it as a core value in education, care, community, and advocacy.

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What is Artists in Medicine?

Artists in Medicine is a student organization at UTD founded by Heidi Genova Costeño on Month Day Year. The organization explores the intersection between art and healthcare, creating opportunities for students to express themselves, build skills in empathy, observation, and communication, and promotes wellness and self reflection. Artists in Medicine encourages students to engage more actively with healthcare studies, awareness and acceptance campaigns, and learning new topics through the use of art in all forms. Why? Attention to detail in art, crafts, and projects—as an individual dedicates their time into every movement—expands their eyes and reduces errors in observation. Patient care, needs, and behaviours are heavily dependent on observational skills that our organization wants to foster. Discussion and creation of art encourages new perspectives and creates a deeper emotional understanding which aids in patient care. Art also promotes self-reflection and reduces burnout for pre-health individuals who have a long journey ahead of them. In the community art can be a powerful tool our organization wishes to utilize for advocacy of a variety of medical topics, from cancer to autism, a vital tool in informing our community. Lastly, we recognize the struggle to balance hobbies and schoolwork, this organization allows us to continue pursuing what makes us happy and stay connected to our authentic selves. Artists in Medicine explores the many ways in which art and creativity can aid, heal, connect, and open our minds to a deeper level of understanding with ourselves, our patients, and each other.

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Requirement Reminders:

2 meetings
3 events
1 volunteering
1 fundraising

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Questions and Answers

What mediums can I use?

You can use anything you like! You can write a song with lyrics, do a parody cover, or just make an instrumental and write a paper on its meaning. You can create an animation as simple or complex as you like, a video essay, or film a small movie as short or as long as you want. You can create a collage or bullet journal spread. You can write poetry or a short story, an essay, even. You can create an illustration traditionally or digitally, make a comic, sculpt with clay, embroider or crochet! The path you choose is up to you, and don't be afraid to ask for help :)

What can I talk about?

There is no specific expectation of what to create your piece for, but let it be something you care about, or something that calls to you. The idea of this project is to explore how you can advocate through your art--so be passionate! You can talk about mental health itself, or the issues surrounding it. You can talk about the healthcare system, specific professionals careers, diseases and disorders. You can talk about being mindful through certain practices, taking care of your body, etc. Health has a wide span--choose what you love.

How and when do I submit?

Your submissions can be done through email or uploading onto our google form for bigger projects :)
Submissions will have a specific date every semester, but for the fall, will generally be due right after/before fall break. In the spring it will generally be due about a week before the last day of classes.

What if my submission is 3D and needs different angles?

feel free to upload multiple images or even a video! There is no cap on amount of parts of your piece you can send.

How do I know my submission processed?

AiM will send you an email to let you know we received your piece, and we will let you know if we have any issues viewing it!

What exactly is the prize and how many can win?

The prize will vary per semester, but it will be made known to members by or right after the first meeting! The prize will be something tangible, and around $30 worth. Alongside this members can choose to opt out of one requirements --semester fee, fundraising credit, volunteer credit, meeting req, etc. You'll also be featured on our website homepage and our social media posts!
TWO people can win the Medical Muse Project.
However, AiM recognizes the invaluable effort its members put into this project, and will award those who did not win House Points and honourable mentions in our socials.

Why should I participate?

AiM is dedicated to helping students find their voice and ignite a passion for the arts while advocating and contributing to health. The Medical Muse Project is a great chance to showcase your artistic skills, what new things you've learned, and advocate for an issue or topic you're passionate about! This project will help you learn to be dedicated, patient, detail-oriented, and more confident in your abilities to create change in the world. It's also just something fun!

This project seems too big!

This isn't a question...but AiM will send you email reminders if you have interest in submitting the project for you procrastinators ;), plus, if you truly cannot finish it, keep working on it and submit it for next semester!