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About the Assignment: Exploring the Human Dimension of Medicine
About the Assignment: Exploring the Human Dimension of Medicine
Launched in 2017 at King’s College London, this assignment was created to help medical students explore the human dimension of clinical care - recognising that understanding people is just as vital as understanding disease.
Launched in 2017 at King’s College London, this assignment was created to help medical students explore the human dimension of clinical care - recognising that understanding people is just as vital as understanding disease.
As part of their year-long GP placement, second-year students work in teams to reflect on real patient encounters. Each group supported by both a clinician and an artist, combining clinical experience with creative insight to encourage students to consider patients’ stories in a broader, more reflective way.
As part of their year-long GP placement, second-year students work in teams to reflect on real patient encounters. Each group supported by both a clinician and an artist, combining clinical experience with creative insight to encourage students to consider patients’ stories in a broader, more reflective way.
Alongside this, students take part in museum-based teaching at the Wellcome Collection, where they use the artworks to practice observation, interpretation, and reflective skills. These sessions help students deepen their understanding of how medicine is shaped by culture, context, and perspective.
Alongside this, students take part in museum-based teaching at the Wellcome Collection, where they use the artworks to practice observation, interpretation, and reflective skills. These sessions help students deepen their understanding of how medicine is shaped by culture, context, and perspective.
The assignment was developed with support from King’s Culture, whose early involvement helped recruit experienced artist-educators and shape a learning environment that values curiosity, collaboration, and open dialogue. Over time, the programme has grown into a core part of the curriculum, now reaching all second-year medical students and recognised nationally as a leading example of clinical humanities in action.
The assignment was developed with support from King’s Culture, whose early involvement helped recruit experienced artist-educators and shape a learning environment that values curiosity, collaboration, and open dialogue. Over time, the programme has grown into a core part of the curriculum, now reaching all second-year medical students and recognised nationally as a leading example of clinical humanities in action.
Each year, students share their work through internal exhibitions across the university. This year’s event is the biggest and most ambitious yet—our first fully public-facing exhibition, showcasing how creative reflection can shape more compassionate, curious, and person-centred future doctors
Each year, students share their work through internal exhibitions across the university. This year’s event is the biggest and most ambitious yet—our first fully public-facing exhibition, showcasing how creative reflection can shape more compassionate, curious, and person-centred future doctors
Dr Mydhili Chellappah and Dr Stephanie Wassell
Dr Mydhili Chellappah and Dr Stephanie Wassell
Curated by Daniel Regan
Curated by Daniel Regan
Mydhili chellappah
Mydhili chellappah
Dr Mydhili Chellappah is a South London GP and Clinical Lecturer in Medical Education at King’s College London. She leads the Stage 2 GP Longitudinal Placement and the Clinical Humanities Assignment, where she encourages creative and reflective ways of learning to help students explore the foundations of person-centred care across medicine, using General Practice as ideal base.
Since joining King’s in 2018, Mydhili has drawn on her experience as a GP to create inclusive and supportive learning environments, grounded in equity, diversity, and inclusion. She’s especially passionate about using museums and the arts to help students reflect on their experiences and grow as compassionate professionals.
In 2020, she completed a Master’s in Medical Education, focusing on stress in newly qualified GPs. Her ongoing work explores how creativity and reflection can support wellbeing and bring fresh perspectives to medical education. She also works with colleagues across the UK to champion new approaches to teaching, including the use of simulation to prepare students for the challenges of clinical practice.
Stephanie wassell
Stephanie wassell
Dr Steph Wassell is a GP based in North London and a Teaching Fellow with the King’s Undergraduate Medical Education in the Community (KUMEC) team, where she is also the Deputy Lead for the Clinical Humanities Assignment.
She has a passion for patient-centred care and bringing creativity into medical education. Her work on the Stage 2 GP placement since 2022 has involved developing educational content and museum-based teaching that encourages reflection and holistic thinking. Alongside this being part of and setting up a specialist interest group with educators across London Universities engaged in this field. Outside of work she makes ceramics to keep the creativity going!
She has completed the PGCert in Clinical Education and will continue on to study the diploma. She is committed to widening participation in medicine, placement evaluation and has a growing interest in how digital health can be integrated into healthcare education.
Daniel regan
Daniel regan
For over 20 years I’ve specialised in the exploration of complex emotional experiences through the arts. My work explores themes of disability, heritage, belonging & what it means to be human.
My work is informed by my intersectional identities as a queer, disabled and neurodivergent person of mixed white British and Jamaican heritage.
I make deeply personal artworks, devise & facilitate socially engaged creative projects and provide consultancy & more across the creative health sector.
I’m the also the founder & Director of Arts & Health Hub, a non-profit organisation supporting artists that are exploring health & wellbeing in their creative practice.
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