title: Cartooning: a humorous approach to medical and health education.
abstract: This article explores the use of cartoons as valuable visual aids in medical and health education. Examples and descriptions are given of cartoons used in an instructional context for medical and allied health professions students, pediatric and adult patients, and hospital personnel. The article suggests content for effective cartoons, as well as basic guidelines for illustration style.
authors: Department of Biomedical Visualization, University of Illinois, Chicago.
authors: T J
authors: TJ
authors: McDermott
mesh_terms: D000488:Allied Health Personnel / Q000193:education; D001296:Audiovisual Aids; D002325:Caricatures as Topic; D002359:Cartoons as Topic; D002648:Child; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D010564:Personnel, Hospital / Q000193:education