Active Learning on Center Stage: Theater as a Tool for Medical Education

dc.contributor.authorHobson, Wendy L.
dc.contributor.authorHoffmann-Longtin, Krista
dc.contributor.authorLoue, Sana
dc.contributor.authorLove, Linda M.
dc.contributor.authorLiu, Howard Y.
dc.contributor.authorPower, Christine M.
dc.contributor.authorPollart, Susan M.
dc.contributor.departmentObstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicineen_US
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-20T16:48:35Z
dc.date.available2019-08-20T16:48:35Z
dc.date.issued2019-01-30
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: Knowledge and skill development related to communication must incorporate both affective and behavioral components, which are often difficult to deliver in a learning activity. Using theater techniques and principles can provide medical educators with tools to teach communication concepts. Methods: This 75-minute faculty development workshop presents a variety of techniques from theater and adapts them for use in medical education. Using examples related to diversity and inclusion, this session addresses general educational and theater principles, role-play, sociodrama, applied improvisation, and practical aspects of involving theater partners. The session materials include a PowerPoint presentation with facilitator notes, interactive activities to demonstrate each modality, and an evaluation. The sessions can be extended to longer formats as needed. Results: Forty-five participants at Learn Serve Lead 2016: The AAMC Annual Meeting attended the 75-minute session. We emailed 32 participants 5 months after the conference, and eight responded. Participants reported that their confidence level in using theater techniques as a tool for medical education increased from low-to-medium confidence presession to high confidence postsession. All survey respondents who were actively teaching said they had made changes to their teaching based on the workshop. All commented that they appreciated the active learning in the session. Many indicated they would appreciate video or other follow-up resources. Discussion: Principles and techniques from theater are effective tools to convey difficult-to-teach concepts related to communication. This workshop presents tools to implement activities in teaching these difficult concepts.en_US
dc.identifier.citationHobson, W. L., Hoffmann-Longtin, K., Loue, S., Love, L. M., Liu, H. Y., Power, C. M., & Pollart, S. M. (2019). Active Learning on Center Stage: Theater as a Tool for Medical Education. MedEdPORTAL : the journal of teaching and learning resources, 15, 10801. doi:10.15766/mep_2374-8265.10801en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1805/20441
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherAssociation of American Medical Collegesen_US
dc.relation.isversionof10.15766/mep_2374-8265.10801en_US
dc.relation.journalMedEdPORTAL : the journal of teaching and learning resourcesen_US
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/*
dc.sourcePMCen_US
dc.subjectActingen_US
dc.subjectActive Learningen_US
dc.subjectCommunicationen_US
dc.subjectFaculty Developmenten_US
dc.subjectImproven_US
dc.subjectTheateren_US
dc.titleActive Learning on Center Stage: Theater as a Tool for Medical Educationen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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