Douglas Warner Gorsline, 1913-1985
Bar Scene, 1942.
Art Patrons’ Purchase Award, 1942 Rochester-Finger Lakes Exhibition, 42.19.
Parallels between Painting and Patient
| THE FIVE QUESTIONS | Visual Arts | Medicine |
|---|---|---|
| WHAT DO YOU SEE? | Observe artwork. Scan the entire canvas; if sculpture—see in the round. Take inventory of elements of scene—number of figures, gender, positions, setting, time of day, season, etc. |
Observe patient. Scan the entire face and body. Take inventory of patient information through history and physical examination (H&P). |
| DOES THIS REMIND YOU OF ANYTHING? | Reflect on any associations you might have with this artwork. | Reflect on any associations you might have with this patient’s presentation. |
| WHAT’S THE STORY? WHAT IS YOUR EVIDENCE? | Using the visual evidence and any associations, generate multiple possible interpretations. | Using evidence from H&P and any associations, generate differential diagnoses. |
| WHAT INFORMATION WOULD CONFIRM YOUR HYPOTHESIS? | Identify questions that cannot be answered from observation alone. Articulate how answering these questions will help confirm/deny interpretation. |
Identify questions that cannot be answered by the H&P alone. Identify lab test to address these questions to rule in/out diagnoses. |
| REFLECT ON THE PROCESS: WHAT DID YOU OBSERVE ABOUT YOURSELF? | Reflect on the experience of looking at artwork in a group. Consider if/how your interpretation(s) might have been influenced by the group. What did you learn about yourself as an observer? |
Reflect on the experience of looking at a patient in a group. Consider if/how your diagnoses might have been influenced by the group.
What did you learn about yourself as an observer? |