Cinemeducation

{{Short description|Use of film in medical education}} '''Cinemeducation''' is the use of film in medical education. It was originally coined by Matthew Alexander, Hall, and Pettice in the journal ''Family Medicine'' in 1994<ref>{{cite journal |pmid=7926359 |year=1994 |last1=Alexander |first1=M |last2=Hall |first2=MN |last3=Pettice |first3=YJ |title=Cinemeducation: An innovative approach to teaching psychosocial medical care |volume=26 |issue=7 |pages=430–3 |journal=Family Medicine}}</ref> and later used by Matthew Alexander, Anna Pavlov, and Patricia Lenahan in their text of the same title.<ref>{{cite book |editor1-first=Matthew |editor1-last=Alexander |editor2-first=Patricia |editor2-last=Lenahan |editor3-first=Anna |editor3-last=Pavlov |year=2005 |title=Cinemeducation: a comprehensive guide to using film in medical education |publisher=Radcliffe Medical Press |location=Abingdon |isbn=978-1-85775-692-0}}</ref> Cinemeducation is generally regarded as a pedagogical approach situated within the field of medical humanities.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Trieb |first1=Moritz |last2=Pfadenhauer |first2=Lisa M. |last3=Kohll |first3=Céline |last4=Fischer |first4=Martin R. |last5=Siebeck |first5=Matthias |last6=Rueb |first6=Mike |date=2025-12-31 |title=Cinemeducation: a descriptive mixed-methods analysis of perspectives in a medical humanities course |journal=Medical Education Online |language=en |volume=30 |issue=1 |article-number=2579077 |doi=10.1080/10872981.2025.2579077 |issn=1087-2981 |pmc=12632234 |pmid=41253751}}</ref> Cinemeducation emphasises the biopsychosocial aspects of medicine.<ref>{{cite journal|first=Matthew|last=Alexander|url=https://fammedarchives.blob.core.windows.net/imagesandpdfs/fmhub/fm2002/feb02/lame.pdf|title=''The Doctor'': A Seminal Video for Cinemeducation|journal=Literature and the Arts in Medical Education|volume=34|issue=2|year=2002|pages=92–94|pmid=11874031}}</ref> It has been used in teaching family systems theory,<ref>{{cite journal|first1=Matthew|last1=Alexander|first2=Dael|last2=Waxman|title=Cinemeducation: Teaching Family Systems Through the Movies|journal=Families, Systems and Health|volume=18|issue=4|year=2000|pages=455–466|doi=10.1037/h0091869}}</ref> end-of-life care,<ref>{{cite journal|first1=Mary C.|last1=DiBartolo|first2=Lisa A.|last2=Seldomridge|title=Cinemeducation: Teaching End-of-Life Issues Using Feature Films|journal=Journal of Gerontological Nursing|volume=35|issue=8|year=2009|pages=30–36|doi=10.3928/00989134-20090706-06|pmid=19681561}}</ref> medical professionalism and medical ethics,<ref>{{cite journal|first1=Nuttha|last1=Lumlertgul|first2=Naruchorn|last2=Kijpaisalratana|first3=Nuttorn|last3=Pityaratstian|first4=Danai|last4=Wangsaturaka|title=Cinemeducation: A Pilot Student Project Using Movies to Help Students Learn Medical Professionalism|journal=Medical Teacher|volume=31|issue=7|year=2009|pages=e327–e322|doi=10.1080/01421590802637941|pmid=19811142|doi-access=free}}</ref> public health,<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Rueb |first1=Mike |last2=Strahwald |first2=Brigitte |last3=Rehfuess |first3=Eva A. |last4=Pfadenhauer |first4=Lisa M. |date=May 2022 |title=Cinemeducation online—First German public health film festival |url=https://asmepublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/medu.14786 |journal=Medical Education |language=en |volume=56 |issue=5 |pages=583–584 |doi=10.1111/medu.14786 |pmid=35199876 |issn=0308-0110}}</ref> and in psychiatry<ref>{{cite journal|first1=Subodh|last1=Dave|first2=Kopal|last2=Tandon|title=Cinemeducation in Psychiatry|journal=Advances in Psychiatric Treatment|volume=17|issue=4|year=2011|pages=301–208|doi=10.1192/apt.bp.107.004945|doi-access=free}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|first1=Olaf|last1=Kuhnigk|first2=Julia|last2=Schreiner|first3=Jens|last3=Reimer|first4=Roya|last4=Emami|first5=Dieter|last5=Naber|first6=Sigrid|last6=Harendza|title=Cinemeducation in Psychiatry: A Seminar in Undergraduate Medical Education Combining a Movie, Lecture, and Patient Interview|journal=Academic Psychiatry|volume=36|issue=3|year=2012|pages=205–210|doi=10.1176/appi.ap.10070106|pmid=22751822|s2cid=22472779}}</ref> and mental health services.<ref>{{cite journal|first1=Helene|last1=Gorring|first2=John|last2=Loy|first3=Hannah|last3=Spring|title=Cinemeducation: Using Film as an Educational Tool in Mental Health Services|journal=Health Information & Libraries Journal|volume=31|issue=1|year=2014|pages=84–88|doi=10.1111/hir.12052|pmid=24751232|doi-access=free}}</ref> Cinemeducation is offering space for reflective thinking, stimulating perspective-taking, and connecting knowledge with emotional narratives.<ref name=":0" /> Participating in a cinemeducation course can lead to changes in attitudes, knowledge enrichment, an empathic understanding of health-related topics, and an open-mindedness about working in an interprofessional team.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last1=Rueb |first1=Mike |last2=Rehfuess |first2=Eva A. |last3=Siebeck |first3=Matthias |last4=Pfadenhauer |first4=Lisa M. |date=2024 |title=Cinemeducation: A mixed methods study on learning through reflective thinking, perspective taking and emotional narratives |url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/medu.15166 |journal=Medical Education |language=en |volume=58 |issue=1 |pages=63–92 |doi=10.1111/medu.15166 |pmid=37525520 |issn=1365-2923}}</ref> Participants attending a cinemeducation course appear to demonstrate enhanced long-term retention of health-related topics, with improved recall persisting into later stages of life.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Rueb |first1=Mike |last2=Siebeck |first2=Matthias |last3=Rehfuess |first3=Eva A. |last4=Pfadenhauer |first4=Lisa M. |date=2022-03-12 |title=Cinemeducation in medicine: a mixed methods study on students' motivations and benefits |journal=BMC Medical Education |language=en |volume=22 |issue=1 |article-number=172 |doi=10.1186/s12909-022-03240-x |doi-access=free |pmid=35279156 |pmc=8918310 |issn=1472-6920}}</ref>

== See also == * Film studies, an academic discipline dealing with theoretical, historical, and critical approaches to films * Medical humanities, an interdisciplinary field of medicine which includes the humanities, social sciences and arts

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