A social perspective on health
Gippsland Medical School academic, Dr Marg Simmons, presented at a major conference in October.
Her paper ‘Medicine and the Arts: Ways of envisioning a social perspective on health’ was presented at the School of Applied Media and Social Sciences Research Forum in early October.
Marg’s presentation highlighted innovative ways of teaching first-year graduate medical students a social perspective on health, using art to foster understanding and curiosity about the social world and the world of medicine.