The Physician Artist: Creativity in Medicine with Dr. Shirlene Obuobi

From anatomical drawings to narrative medicine, there’s a long tradition of overlap between medicine and the visual arts—a tradition that Dr. Shirlene Obuobi, an Internal Medicine Resident at the University of Chicago and creator of Shirlywhirlmd, embodies. Dr. Obuobi is both a physician and a graphic artist who uses her love for drawing, comics, and writing to convey her experiences in medicine. Dr. Obuobi shares her comics on her widely popular social media accounts and website (links below), and uses her platform not only for self-expression but to contribute to important conversations on issues within the medical field, namely racism in medicine. Everyone likes to talk about the art of medicine, but in this episode, we had an absolutely amazing time talking with Dr. Obuobi about the roles for art in medicine.

Check out Dr. Obuobi’s work discussed in this episode on @shirlywhirlmd on Twitter and Instagram and https://shirlywhirlmd.com.