BWH Resident Humanistic Curriculum
Intern and Junior year Residents participate in a year long Humanistic Curriculum. As part of this curriculum, each year the residents attend one two-hour art museum-based workshop focusing on different elements in the curriculum. For Interns this is an opportunity to build communication and observations skills while also reflecting on their clinical experiences together, including discussions of end-of-life care for their patients. For Junior Residents the focus shifts to discussions on leaderships and building mentoring skills that they can apply in their role in the hospital. Through the visual arts, professional development skills are honed and practiced in the safe and relaxed environment of an art museum. Humanistic curriculum museum sessions are co-led by Brooke DiGiovanni Evans and Staci Eisenberg.
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Staci Eisenberg a Medicine-Pediatrics trained clinician provides care for patients across the age spectrum. Clinically, she is interested preventive health and the care of adolescents and young adults, including those with complex medical conditions. She is also passionate about medical education, with a particular focus on resident well-being and the intersection of medicine and the humanities. In February of 2020 she became the Assistant Program Director for Resident Well-Being in the Internal Medicine Program. In this role, she directs the Intern Humanistic Curriculum program and the Professional Development Coaching Program for interns and residents. One of the highlights of the Humanistic Curriculum is the Museum session co-led with Brooke DiGiovanni Evans, which allows the residents an opportunity to explore their connection to patients and medicine through the lens of art and provides a welcome respite from the hospital and an opportunity for connection and reflection.
