Courses and Workshops (selected)
Introduction to Medical Improvisation
Experience how the principles of improv theatre apply to communication skills in medicine and medical education.
Here and Now: Responding skillfully to unpredictable circumstances
Learn how to think on one's feet, thrive in unpredictability, and quickly generate ideas and creative solutions.
Finding Feelings: Teaching empathy
Improve abilities to recognize and express emotion, intention, and honesty, thereby enhancing the ability to provide compassionate care.
Power Play: Body language, verbal cues, and power dynamics
Improve abilities to observe and modulate body language, status behaviors, and power dynamics, in order to build collaborative relationships.
We All Make Mistakes: Responding with courage, kindness, and support
Explore constructive and healthy responses to human error, and build safe environments and strong relationships using gratitude and support.
Memories and Madeleines: Discovering our stories
Learn collaborative ways to discover and share one's own stories, and how to build community by engaging with the stories of others.