THE CREATIVE PRACTITIONER: Advocating for Arts Integration in Medical Education article is featured as a practice paper in the book Speed Reading: A Little-Known Time Saving Superpower by Abby Marks Beale.

There is a growing interest in integrative medicine among patients and practitioners, increased opportunities for arts-based electives in medical education, and expanded technological means for individuals to advocate for the arts. With increasing changes in medical education, a brand-new type of medical professional is being developed: one who embraces therapies—grounded in science—which take into consideration the health of the whole person, body, mind, and creative spirit as more than just a complement but an integral part of the primary treatment.

Author’s Note: You never know where your articles are going to be published. This one was a delightful surprise.