Medical Improv. A New Way to Improve Communication

Medical Improv is a new teaching tool and its empirical work holds great promise for the continuing challenges we face in healthcare, promoting 'soft' skills related to emotional intelligence, communication, collaboration and leadership. This resource for instructors is designed to help educators teach the 'soft' skills that healthcare professionals need to positively impact patient safety, patient experience, and effective use of resources. Because these skills are not intellectual, they require a non-traditional approach. Medical Improv is a fun and effective strategy. The book is divided into 3 parts. Part I, explains what Medical Improv is and why we need it. Part II focuses on how to facilitate successful Medical Improv sessions. Part III provides step-by-step instructions on how to teach 15 core activities with chapters that focus on skills related to emotional intelligence and communication, teamwork and leadership.