Read More About Medical Improv
Medical Students & Improv
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
- Watson, Katie. “Perspective: Serious Play: Teaching Medical Skills With Improvisational Theater Techniques.” Academic Medicine. 2011 October; 86(10): 1260-5. link
- Brotman, Barbara. “Northwestern med students practice improv.” Chicago Tribune February 15, 2010. link
- O’Reilly, Kevin B. “Comedic skills for a serious role: Improv class teaches med students to think on their feet.” American Medical News. March 7, 2011. link
UCSF
- Hoffman, Ari, Brynn Utley and Dan Ciccarone. “Improving medical student communication skills through improvisational theatre.” Medical Education. 2008; 42: 537–538. link
Johns Hopkins
- Shochet, Robert, et al. “‘Thinking on my feet’: an improvisation course to enhance students’ confidence and responsiveness in the medical interview.” Education for Primary Care. 2013 Feb; 24(2): 119-24. link to abstract
Mayo Medical School
- Hammer, Rachel, et al. “Telling the Patient’s Story: using theatre training to improve case presentation skills.” Medical Humanities. 2011; 37: 18-22. pdf
Medical Residents/Fellows & Improv
Neonatology/Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
- Stokes, TA; Watson KL; Boss, RD. “Teaching Antenatal Counseling Skills to Neonatal Providers.” Seminars in Perinatology. 38 (2014) 47-51. pdf
Pathology/Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Lestch, Corinne. “Pathology residents and grad students in the Bronx take new improv class to communicate better.” Daily News. August 7, 2012. link
Pharmacy Students & Improv
- Boesen, Kevin, et al. “Improvisational exercises to improve pharmacy students' professional communication skills.” American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education. 2009; 73: Article 35. link