Emotional Intelligence Documentary - The Art of Compassion: Learning from Spain, Poetry, and Medicine

Creator

• Emily E. Morin, The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyFollow

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Creation Date

Summer 6-7-2026

Disciplines

Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education | Bioethics and Medical Ethics | Medical Humanities | Mental and Social Health

Description

The Art of Compassion: Learning from Spain, Poetry, and Medicine explores how art, literature, and cultural experiences can deepen compassion and inform more human-centered healthcare. Drawing on works encountered during a Medical Humanities study abroad program in Spain, the documentary examines compassion as a skill that can be cultivated through self-reflection, recognition of shared vulnerability, and appreciation of multiple perspectives. Through analysis of poetry by Lope de Vega, Jaime Sabines, and Yehuda Halevi, alongside artworks by Diego Velázquez, Francisco Goya, and Pablo Picasso, the film connects themes of empathy, suffering, identity, and healing to contemporary clinical practice. The documentary also considers the growing role of artificial intelligence in healthcare and explores why some patients perceive AI-generated responses as more compassionate than human interactions. Ultimately, the project argues that meaningful healing depends not only on medical expertise but also on the ability to make patients feel seen, understood, and valued.

Physical Description

00:13:26

Recommended Citation

Morin, Emily E., "Emotional Intelligence Documentary - The Art of Compassion: Learning from Spain, Poetry, and Medicine" (2026). Cultivating Emotional Intelligence through the Humanities in Spain. 6.
https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/eqhumanities/6

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