About Art as Applied to Medicine

We are dedicated to providing the educational competencies for graduates to attain the highest standards as professional medical illustrators and clinical anaplastologists.

Our Mission

Advancing healthcare through expertise in art, science, and communication

Our Vision

Leading the evolving profession
of art in the service of
science and medicine

The department faculty and staff provide preeminent services in the art of biomedical communications and in the practice of clinical anaplastology.

The Department of Art as Applied to Medicine is a leader in the field of visual communication for science and health care. Built on a strong foundation of scientific knowledge, artistic technique, and clear visual communication, we maintain the highest standards of the profession while embracing new medical, scientific, and communication technologies.  We are dedicated to training the next generation of medical illustrators and clinical anaplastologists.

Faculty and staff in the department support the visual communication needs of today’s healthcare professionals by creating high quality illustrations, animations, graphic design, interactive media, 3D models and visualizations.  Our clinical faculty design and create custom facial, ocular, and somatic prosthetics for patients. The department is the birthplace of professional medical illustration in North America; we preserve 130 years of extraordinary work in our archives of historical and contemporary medical illustration.

Statement of Values:

  • Maintaining Art as Applied to Medicine as the leading academic department in our field

  • Promoting the preeminence of our graduate programs in medical illustration and clinical anaplastology

  • Offering educational and training experiences which meet the scholarship requirements of the University and the needs of today’s health science professions

  • Providing curriculum in an academic atmosphere of quality instruction, in which students obtain the knowledge, skills, and behaviors of competent professionals

  • Implementing curricular change to reflect current industry practices and standards

  • Attracting a highly qualified, skilled faculty and staff diverse in all aspects of the field

  • Sustaining an environment conducive to intellectual enrichment which emphasizes individual creativity, practical application, artistic experimentation, and problem solving

  • Supporting collegial collaboration and investigation of new ideas and technologies

  • Promoting personal and professional pride, values, and ethics among the students, staff, and faculty

  • Offering our faculty services as meritorious activities of the medical institution

  • Offering guidance to undergraduate candidates, counseling with skill and sensitivity to obtain a diverse student body exceptionally qualified for admission

The health and wellness of students are of utmost importance to us here at Johns Hopkins. If you are struggling with anxiety, stress, depression, or other wellbeing-related concerns, please consider contacting Mental Health Services at 410-955-1892 or one of the other wellness resources within Student Health and Well-Being. If you are concerned about a friend, please encourage that person to seek out support. If you or someone you know needs immediate assistance for a mental health concern, please call the Behavioral Health Crisis Support Team at 410-516-9355.

Students who would like to request disability-based accommodations should contact the Disabilities Service Coordinator, Ellen Kaplan, at [email protected] or complete the online accommodations application. Documentation guidelines are provided on the application.