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Bonnie Pitman

Bonnie Pitman is wearing a blue blazer in front of a mic with a blue background, landscape. Director of Art-Brain Innovations.

Director Art-Brain Innovations Distinguished Scholar in Residence for The Edith O’Donnell Institute of Art History (EODIAH)

As director of art-brain innovations at the UT Dallas Center for BrainHealth®, Bonnie Pitman expands her research and teaching of the art of observation, meditation and compassion. Her Power of Observation initiative connects neurological research with the experience and process of seeing, looking and observing. Through her daily practice to "Do Something New," she invites the exploration and celebration of making an ordinary day extraordinary while dealing with chronic illness. Areas of additional interest are teaching about the history of art and medicine and the power of observation to physicians and medical students.

Key Research and Publications

Bonnie's innovative initiatives in the field of medicine and the arts at UTD have been featured in The New York Times and Dallas Morning News. Her work deals with the close observation of works of art to enhance diagnostic skills needed for medical practice. In 2016, she organized a national convening of Art Museums and Medical Schools at The Museum of Modern Art, NYC and launched a website with resources for the art and medical fields. She teaches a course, “The Art of Examination,” for UT Southwestern Medical School students. Bonnie’s new work with the UT Dallas Center for BrainHealth expands her research and teaching of the art of observation, meditation and compassion as it relates to looking at works of art. The program pairs neuroscience with her daily practice to “Do Something New” that invites the exploration and celebration of making an ordinary day extraordinary while dealing with chronic illness.

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The Art of Examination

Based on "The Art of Examination," a preclinical elective for medical students at UT Southwestern Medical School, follow modules led by Bonnie Pitman, Distinguished Scholar in Residence at UT Dallas Edith O’Donnell Institute of Art History, Dr. Heather Go, Assistant Professor of Dermatology at UT Southwestern, and UT Southwestern medical students. Improve visual diagnostic skills, increase attention to detail, embrace other viewpoints, work collaboratively, and practice mindfulness, empathy and compassion by engaging with the power of art in the Dallas Museum of Art.

Power of Red

Bonnie Pitman's talk on the Power of RED: learn the history, culture, and science behind the color RED.

Do Something New

Discover the benefits and brain science of doing something new every single day. Bonnie Pitman shares the story of how she created her Do Something NEW practice.

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BPitman@utdallas.edu