"Doctor Jazz": Lessons that medical professionals can learn from jazz musicians

Background: The worlds of a physician and a jazz musician seem entirely different. Various studies, however, relating the concepts behind jazz music to medical practice and education, have been published. The aim of this essayistic review is to summarize previously described concepts behind jazz mus...

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Published in:	Medical teacher Vol. 41; no. 2; pp. 201 - 206
Main Authors:	van Ark, Allard E., Wijnen-Meijer, Marjo
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Taylor & Francis 01-02-2019 Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects:	Adaptation, Psychological Communication Communication skills Coping Curricula Education, Medical - organization & administration Faculty, Medical - psychology Group Processes Health services Humans Interdisciplinary aspects Jazz Job Skills Leadership Medical education Medical personnel Medical students Music Music - psychology Musical performances Musicians Musicians & conductors Patient communication Physicians Physicians - psychology Professional attitudes Professional Development Professionalism Students, Medical - psychology Work skills
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Summary:	Background: The worlds of a physician and a jazz musician seem entirely different. Various studies, however, relating the concepts behind jazz music to medical practice and education, have been published. The aim of this essayistic review is to summarize previously described concepts behind jazz music and its required artistic skills that could be translated to medicine, encouraging doctors, medical students and medical educators to see their professional environment from a different perspective. Methods: A systematic search was conducted using PubMed, Embase, and ERIC databases, combining keywords with regard to jazz, medicine and medical education. Background information concerning jazz music and several jazz musicians was retrieved through an additional nonsystematic search using Google Scholar. Results: Lessons with regard to improvisational skills, both in communication with patients and in a technical context, communication skills, leadership, interprofessional teamwork and coping with errors are presented. Conclusions: Doctors and medical students could learn various lessons from jazz music performance and jazz musicians. The potential and the possibilities of implementing jazz into the medical curriculum, in order to contribute to the development of professional skills and attitudes of medical students, could be explored further.
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ISSN:	0142-159X 1466-187X
DOI:	10.1080/0142159X.2018.1461205