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Medical Science Educator· 2026Q2

A Picture is Worth 1000 Words: Using Graphic Novels to Support Health Professions Education

K. Beth Marcellas, Melissa A Myers, Dina Kurzweil

Short summary

Graphic novels can boost critical thinking, empathy, and interpersonal skills in health professions education (HPE) by using a novel "Human-AI-Human" (H-AI-H) workflow for creation.

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Key points

  • Graphic novels can improve critical thinking, empathy, and interpersonal skills in health professions education.
  • A methodological framework is presented for creating educational graphic novels.
  • Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) is incorporated for narrative and visual synthesis.
  • A two-phase "Human-AI-Human" (H-AI-H) workflow streamlines graphic novel production.

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Abstract

Abstract The article illuminates the communicative power of graphic novels and the instructional rationale for their use for health professions education (HPE), particularly for enhancing critical thinking, empathy, and interpersonal skills. The article also provides a methodological framework for creating graphic novels that incorporates Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) for narrative codification and visual synthesis. It outlines a two-phase process: Phase I (Architecture), focused on conceptual design, and Phase II (Construction), which utilizes a "Human-AI-Human" (H-AI-H) workflow to streamline production while maintaining pedagogical integrity.

The authors' abstract, as published at the source. Medical Science Educator, 2026 · DOI ↗

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Field: Visual Arts and Performing Arts

Visual Arts and Performing ArtsArts and Humanities