Art, Medicine, and the Power of First Impressions: One EMDP2 Student’s Multi-Layered Vision
BLUF – Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Shokoufeh Shadabi, an Enlisted to Medical Degree Preparatory Program (EMDP2) student at the Uniformed Services University, describes how her work as a portrait artist has sharpened the observation, empathy, and attention to subtle human cues that are essential to becoming an effective military physician, illustrating the connection between art and clinical medicine. For Navy Medicine, her story highlights the value of developing future physicians with strong observational and interpersonal skills, demonstrating how humanities and the arts can enhance patient-centered care, diagnostic reasoning, and compassionate leadership in military medicine.
https://news.usuhs.edu/2026/07/art-medicine-and-power-of-first.html