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Harvard joins growing trend of Arts Education in Medical Schools  
https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2015/11/02/harvard-joins-growing-trend-arts-education-med-schools/nra9CQHb1h0Zfmz3x8bPNO/story.html

'Prescribing Art in Medicine' at Harvard University

https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2017/01/prescribing-art-in-medicine/

New York Times "Improving Medicine with Art" March 11, 2017

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/11/arts/improving-medicine-with-art.html?mcubz=1

Top 10 skills children learn from the arts
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2013/01/22/top-10-skills-children-learn-from-the-arts/
 
Why Arts Education Is Crucial, and Who's Doing It Best
http://www.edutopia.org/arts-music-curriculum-child-development
 
The Importance of Art in Child Development
http://www.pbs.org/parents/education/music-arts/the-importance-of-art-in-child-development/
 
How Art Class Can Benefit the Brain in a Big Way
http://www.weareteachers.com/blogs/post/2014/08/08/art-and-the-brain-what-are-the-benefits-

Formal Art Observation Training Improves Medical Students’ Visual Diagnostic Skills
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2517949/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16483329​
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11895244
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21869657
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16741837
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the guardian article, feb.14 2018
​to foster a love of art, we must teach it at primary school 

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