title: Towards a medical aesthetic and its performative nature.
abstract: Beyond the techniques and instruments it employs, medicine has an intrinsic value that enables it to be interpretative, dramatic, and above all, real. In this essay, the aesthetic that emerges through the medical examination is thoroughly discussed. The piece deconstructs the qualities of the medical examination in a manner that facilitates medical practice to be perceived as an art form. The signifiers found in a medical diagnosis and its aesthetic consequences are reviewed. The nature of the diagnosis positions medical practice as a dramatic art.
authors.affiliation: Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine - New York, Harlem, NY, USA, menghelb@student.touro.edu.
authors.forename: Moises
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Enghelberg
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D004954:Esthetics; D006801:Humans; D010808:Physical Examination