Description:

The Master of Arts in Medical Humanities & Bioethics Program

Presents

A Montgomery Lecture

With

Katie Watson, JD
Professor of Medical Social Sciences, Medical Education, and Ob/Gyn
Faculty, Medical Humanities & Bioethics Graduate Program
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Twenty(ish) Years of Medical Improv: Origins, Establishment,
and Next Steps

Professor Watson created and taught what is believed to be the first medical improv class in 2002, in 2011 she coined the term “medical improv” in her Academic Medicine article reporting FSM student response to the method, and in 2013 she began a summer “train-the-trainer” program which led to the dissemination of her FSM medical improv curriculum to over 300 clinicians and teachers across healthcare disciplines and countries. In this lecture she will use this example of creation and dissemination to reflect on lessons she’s learned about medical communication, medical humanities teaching in general, curriculum creation as an intellectual and creative endeavor, and the challenges of meeting the needs of both new learners and aging professors.

This lecture is open to the public and will be held in the Searle Seminar Room in the Lurie Research Building (303 E Superior), Chicago Campus. For those outside the Chicago area and anyone who would prefer to attend remotely, a Zoom option is also available.

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