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Medical schools are taking medical students to art museums to learn observation skills by looking at great art work and discuss what medical issues might be illustrated in the work. Here is an interesting article about Michelangelo's sculpture of David and what a doctor can learn just by looking. It also talks about Michelangelo getting special permission to study and dissect cadavers in preparation for the sculpture to learn about anatomy which wasn't common knowledge for artists at the time. https://www.indystar.com/story/entertainment/arts/2020/01/15/michelangelo-david-reveals-medical-mystery-500-years-later/4431309002/?fbclid=IwAR3sOsNLh22GFoOkd1-_P6ncX0O7sF0eabeCo9eXVtoarlVckVomqKw3FCc
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@jenniferhunter And I think the reverse may also be true! I find that as someone who does creative things, my sense of observation is heightened as compared to others. We tend to notice small differences, and can excel in a combination of medical/legal and artistic pursuits. The right and left sides of our brains being utilized together.
Ginger