UNBC professor is bringing humanity into healthcare through groundbreaking research
PRINCE GEORGE— Art allows people to express their unique points of view and share difficult thoughts and emotions that cannot be expressed through traditional langauge. For Dr. Sarah de Leeuw, a UNBC professor in UBC’s Northern Medical Program (NMP), art can improve communication between patients and healthcare providers.
Dr. De Leeuw has been reappointed as the Tier 2 Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Humanities and Health Inequities. In her position she’ll continue to explore how arts-based health reasearch can address disparities in healthcare, breakdown barriers between patient and providers, and improve care.
“I have always been interested in the art of health and medicine, and this area of research has seen an increased emphasis around the world,” says Dr. de Leeuw.
As a Tier 2 CRC, Dr. de Leeuw will take her research to the international stage. She will work with global teams that investigate health humanities and arts as a means of humanizing medicine and healthcare.