Music in Medicine

Mission

The Music in Medicine program provides a platform for FSU College of Medicine students to share music with the community, using research-based methods to promote creativity, strengthen social connections, and enhance wellbeing.

How does Music in Medicine Work?

Music in Medicine hosts concerts performed by medical student volunteers throughout the year. Musical pieces are chosen based on research concluding that familiar music can reduce anxiety in people of all ages and increase memory recollection in older adults.

Directors

Left to Right: Edwin Mompremier, Katherine Obiaja Hernandez, Cassandra Ly, Katelyn Kirves

Key Research:

1. O’Callaghan, C. C., McDermott, F., Reid, P., Michael, N., Hudson, P., Zalcberg, J. R., & Edwards, J. (2016). Music’s relevance for people affected by cancer: A meta-ethnography and implications for music therapists. Journal of Music Therapy, 53(4), 398–429. https://doi.org/10.1093/jmt/thw013

2. Sung, H.-chuan, &; Chang, A. M. (2005). Use of preferred music to decrease agitated behaviours in older people with dementia: A review of the literature. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 14(9), 1133–1140. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2005.01218.x

3. Lim, P. H., & Locsin, R. (2006). Music as nursing intervention for pain in five Asian countries. International Nursing Review, 53(3), 189–196. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1466-7657.2006.00480.x