Join co-sponsors Sexual Violence Response, Reflexions: The Literary and Fine Arts Journal of CUIMC, and SHAG for a fun, community-building event! This workshop will explore the use of art, specifically stick figures and comic drawings, as a tool of activism in healthcare settings. Some questions this workshop will explore include: What do I do when the care I provide isn’t designed with my patients in mind or lacks patient-centered guidelines to follow? Is there a way for me to use art as a vehicle to give meaning to my mistakes and other experiences within the clinical setting? How can I communicate how it feels to deliver care in a broken system? Previous experiences of artistic expression are not required.
Goals and Objectives:
- Participants will complete one art piece using the strategies introduced by the end of the session.
- Participants will provide a brief reflection on the activity entitled “ask the artist.”
- Participants will describe the value of art as a tool for activism in healthcare.
This event is open to CUIMC students, faculty, and staff.
About the Speaker:
Dr. Anita Ravi, she/her, MD, MPH, MSHP, FAAFP
Dr. Ravi is a board-certified family medicine physician who specializes in the health of survivors of gender-based violence. She regularly writes, draws, and speaks at events across the country about how the healthcare system must radically change to meet the needs of survivors. She is the CEO and co-founder of PurpLE Health Foundation, and the Director of its affiliated medical practice, PurpLE Family Health.
Columbia Health makes every effort to accommodate individuals with disabilities. If you require accommodations to attend this event, contact Disability Services at 212-854-2388 or [email protected] at least 5 days in advance of the event.
