Art + Medicine

Arts and Music Series

Art + Medicine explores healthcare through story, song and the arts. This series is a co-production of TPT-Twin Cities PBS and the Center for the Art of Medicine at the University of Minnesota Medical School.

56m 40s / TV-PG

When Death Comes by Mary Oliver

2m 8s

Candace Barrett Birk celebrates aging by performing Mary Oliver's poem "When Death Comes" at Lakewood Cemetery for Art + Medicine: Healthy Aging. This is a TPT co-production with the Center for the Art of Medicine at the University of Minnesota Medical School.

Dance into your 70s like Ranee Ramaswamy

4m 48s

Founder and Co-Artistic Director of Ragamala Dance Company, Ranee Ramaswamy still dances bharatanatyam in her 70's, but makes conscience decisions about what she performs in order to honor her age and the realities of changing mobility. This story is a part of Art + Medicine: Healthy Aging, a TPT co-production with the Center for the Art of Medicine at the University of Minnesota Medical School.

Borodin's String Quartet No.2: Nocturne

5m 44s

A celebration of aging with Alexander Borodin's String Quartet No.2 in D Major: III. Nocturne at the Weisman Art Museum. Quartet members include Janet Horvath (cello), Taichi Chen (violin II), Catherine Schubilske (violin I) and Leslie Shank (viola) in Art + Medicine: Healthy Aging. This is a TPT co-production with the Center for the Art of Medicine at the University of Minnesota Medical School.

Levity by Ari Nahum Trio

3m 45s

Original jazz composition "Levity"performed by the Ari Nahum Trio at the Weisman Art Museum by clinicians who serve elderly populations. In addition, Minnesota artists explain what gives them joy about aging.

Art + Medicine: Speaking of Race | Preview

30s

Connecting the arts and healthcare, physicians share stories about race, racism and antiracist efforts in the medical community. Hosted by Drs. Jon Hallberg and Tseganesh Selameab. This is a co-production of TPT-Twin Cities PBS and the Center for the Art of Medicine at the University of Minnesota Medical School.

The Consequences of Advocacy

5m

Dr. Parrisha Roane performs her story, "The Consequences of Advocacy" addressing the racism she faces as a Black physician. This is a co-production of TPT-Twin Cities PBS and the Center for the Art of Medicine at the University of Minnesota Medical School.

Advocating Diastole

4m 15s

Equity in healthcare requires both action and time for restorative rejuvenation. Story by Tseganesh Selameab, MD. Artwork by Akit Mehta, MD. Animation by Carrie Clark. This is a co-production of TPT-Twin Cities PBS and the Center for the Art of Medicine at the University of Minnesota Medical School.

Demonstration, the First Step to Action

1m 58s

In the week following George Floyd's murder, Dr. Samantha Pace and the OBGYN department at Hennepin Healthcare, with University of Minnesota Medical School students and Black Coats 4 Black Lives, arranged a silent sit-in demonstration for healthcare professionals on the lawn of the Minnesota state capitol.

How has the Medical Field Changed Racially Since the 1970s?

3m 29s

Doctor Blanche Chavers (Pediatric Nephrologist) and David Hamlar (MD, DDS , Otolaryngologist, Craniofacial Surgeon , Retired Major General Minnesota National Guard) reflect on how Black representation in the medical field has changed over their careers and what more needs to be done for heath equity.

Why Do We Need to Talk About Racism in Medicine

1m 43s

Physicians’ answer the question, "Why we need to talk about race and racism in medicine?This is a co-production of TPT-Twin Cities PBS and the Center for the Art of Medicine at the University of Minnesota Medical School.

What a Doctor Looks Like

3m 17s

Doctor Asma Adam explores what belonging looks like in healthcare. This is a co-production of TPT-Twin Cities PBS and the Center for the Art of Medicine at the University of Minnesota Medical School.

To the Healers

1m 27s

Physicians and community members perform the poem "To the Healers (And Their Patients Who Have the Right to be Healed)" by Dr. Tolbert Jones Small. Dr. Small was a physician to the founding chapter of the Black Panthers Party.

Patient Needs Dictate Dr.'s Equity Work

2m 13s

Dr. Cuong Pham's health equity work has changed as patient needs change. This is a co-production of TPT-Twin Cities PBS and the Center for the Art of Medicine at the University of Minnesota Medical School.

My Namesake

4m 21s

How Dr. Brian Muthyala was accidentally named by his brother and the cultural implications of it. This is a co-production of TPT-Twin Cities PBS and the Center for the Art of Medicine at the University of Minnesota Medical School.

Healing Intergenerational Trauma

3m 38s

Doctor Brenda Her reveals how asking for help healed wounds of intergenerational trauma. This is a co-production of TPT-Twin Cities PBS and the Center for the Art of Medicine at the University of Minnesota Medical School.

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