Musical Rounds has a two-fold mission:
1. To bring live music to critically ill patients and their loved ones
2. To best prepare musicians on how to incorporate social impact in healthcare as a component of their careers.
- The Live Sessions tab explains more about our in-person multi-site mixed methods study. We interview patients experiencing serious illness about something meaningful from their lives. Then, a musician improvises the musical soundtrack to the story that was just described. The entire session is recorded and given back to the patient and family as a way to build legacy and discuss what’s important in life. We hope to understand if these sessions can improve patient and family-reported pain, stress, anxiety and comfort.
- The Training Program tab offers information for musicians that are interested in pursuing social impact work in healthcare. During this 2-hour zoom training, we use the medical education principles of didactic and experiential learning to understand how to best adapt performance from a large audience, to a one-on-one individualized concert.
*Musical Rounds is not music therapy. Board-certified music therapists have been involved and consulted in the development of the program. We hope to amplify and expand the accessibility of the full spectrum of music offerings in medical systems, while encouraging music therapy as a gold standard for specific therapeutic goals*
For specific questions about Musical Rounds, please contact us here.
Supported by: Stanford School of Medicine Medical Scholars Program, Stanford Community Public Health Equity grant, Stanford Medicine and the Muse, Honeywell Arts Fellowship, Arnold P Gold Foundation Student Summer Research Fellowship
Melanie Ambler 