We tend to see medicine as a strictly scientific sector, but the arts and humanities are essential when it comes to educating our doctors and caring for patients and the planet. Doctor and Professor of Medical Education Ian Fussell joins me to talk about:

• What is medical humanities
• How and why we can use arts and humanities in medical education
• The links between planetary health, medical health, and social justice
• Why medical and scientific researchers need artists and humanities specialists
• How the humanities helped the medical field during the Covid-19 pandemic
• Medicine as an enabler of the arts and humanities

Find Bryony @BF_Armstrong
Find the pod @wtppod_
Find Ian at the University of Exeter Medical School

Artwork: Riduwan Molla https://www.canva.com/p/riduwanmolla/
Music: Madaan Mansij https://www.pond5.com/artist/mansij_tubescreamer

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