User:Summersunshine1/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Medical humanities

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
As a pre-med student majoring in art history, I'm passionate about advocating for how the arts promotes compassionate care. Physicians have the highest suicide rate amongst any other profession. Exposure to the arts fosters clinical empathy and ultimately brings humanity to healthcare. This article contains an adequate amount of information on what the medical humanities is, but not as much on its impact.

Evaluate the article
The lead section begins with a concise introductory sentence. It lacks major sections and thus, the introduction is missing descriptions of areas in the field that should be covered. The lead section mentions topics such as comparative and literature but not the rest of the article (though it is linked). While everything in the article is relevant, there could be more information on the history and importance of the medical humanities. Additionally, there is a "literature in medicine" section, but not one for visual arts, music, etc. It would be beneficial if there was research added on how the humanities has improved medical education and practice. I'd encourage further research on different perspectives: patients, patient family members, students (medical, PA, nursing), and various clinical providers. The article could also elaborate upon the difference between the health humanities and the medical humanities.

The sources could be more current as the most recent one is from 2017. There could be a greater diversity of sources regarding the medical humanities worldwide as opposed to mainly the United States, Canada, and the UK. Due to the medical humanities being a growing field, there is bound to be significant contributions in the field since 2017 that should be added to this article. It would be helpful if the article reflects on the major points introduced in the lead section; and I'd suggest writing about music and medicine as a subtopic. Other recommendations for this article would be images and next steps that people can take to introduce the humanities into a healthcare system already deep-rooted in the sciences alone. Links can be updated and missing gaps can be filled with information on history and subtopics (e.g. how medicine relates to culture, history, and art) of the medical humanities.

''My overall impression is that this article is strong in getting across the gist of the medical humanities. It is incomplete by missing key figures, historical events, and case studies to persuade readers that the humanities is worth integrating into medicine. Filling in these missing gaps would greatly improve the article's credibility and bring it up to speed with current advancements in the field.''