title: Students' perceptions of the impact a creative arts journal has on their medical education.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Student-produced creative arts journals now exist in several medical schools. The Florida State University College of Medicine (FSUCOM) has created HEAL: Humanism Evolving through Arts and Literature. This study sought to determine what influence, if any, HEAL publications may have on medical students.
  
  
  METHODS
  A survey utilizing Likert scale questions was sent to Florida State University medical students. Student responses were tabulated and analyzed using SAS 9.2 and MS Excel. A total of 241 (49.5%) students responded to the survey.
  
  
  RESULTS
  About 81% of the respondents enjoyed reading HEAL. Many respondents agreed that HEAL promoted patient-centered care (55.9%) and could prevent burnout (61.8%). Sixty-four percent thought that HEAL helped them to understand their colleagues and classmates.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This survey found that the medical students perceive HEAL as having positive value.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine and Rural Health, Florida State University.
authors.forename: Jose E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Rodriguez
authors.forename: Tana J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Welch
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Saunders
authors.forename: Janine C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Edwards
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D018156:Journalism, Medical; D008297:Male; D008512:Medicine in the Arts; D018802:Patient-Centered Care; D015397:Program Evaluation; D013337:Students, Medical / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult