Definition

Medical Improv is the adaptation of improvisational theater principles and training techniques to improve communication, cognition, and teamwork in the field of medicine.

Who we are

Katie Watson, JD and Belinda Fu, MD are professional medical educators at Northwestern University and the University of Washington who also have extensive experience in improvisational theater performance and instruction. Professor Watson and Dr. Fu are collaborating to help establish the emerging field of medical improv.

Mission

Our goal is to establish and maintain the highest standard of quality for the curricular content, teaching, research, and implementation of medical improv.

THE FIRST *ADVANCED* INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL IMPROV TRAIN-THE-TRAINER WORKSHOP

This workshop is only open to people who completed the original Northwestern Train-the-Trainer course (2013-2024). Schedule and registration details to come.

Hosted by the Center for Bioethics & Medical Humanities of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in downtown Chicago

Friday, August 29 – Sunday, August 31, 2025

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THE ELEVENTH INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL IMPROV TRAIN-THE-TRAINER WORKSHOP

Open to all who have not taken the original course before, and will resume in summer 2026. Hosted by the Center for Bioethics & Medical Humanities of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in downtown Chicago