Melding Structured Care With Improvisation—Jazz in Medicine

This Viewpoint draws parallels from the improvisation within structure of jazz music and explains how to harmonize the use of structured pathways with the need to improvise in patient care.

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JAMA Oncology
Published
2026-09-17
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaoncol.2026.3376
Primary Topic
Music Therapy and Health
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Melding Structured Care With Improvisation—Jazz in Medicine

Anna Clebone Ruskin, Lawrence B. Marks, Keith J. Ruskin
JAMA Oncology
Music Therapy and Health
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Melding Structured Care With Improvisation—Jazz in Medicine

Anna Clebone Ruskin, Lawrence B. Marks, Keith J. Ruskin
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Abstract

This Viewpoint draws parallels from the improvisation within structure of jazz music and explains how to harmonize the use of structured pathways with the need to improvise in patient care.

JAMA Oncology
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US), University of North Carolina Health Care (US), University of North Carolina System (US)
Openalex Percentile: Top 7%
Music Therapy and Health
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