Teaching physicians empathy through comics
Could comics and comedy change the way future physicians learn about health equity and empathy?
It’s common for some patients to feel like they’re not being listened to or fully understood by their doctors. More medical schools are turning to tools like improv comedy, virtual reality and comics to prepare healthcare professionals to empathize with their patients.
Reset talks to a cartoonist and physician about how visual art and improvised theater could change the way professionals in medicine communicate with their patients.
GUESTS: Josh Neufeld, comics journalist
Dr. Marshall Chin, physician and professor at UChicago Medicine
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Teaching physicians empathy through comics
Could comics and comedy change the way future physicians learn about health equity and empathy?
It’s common for some patients to feel like they’re not being listened to or fully understood by their doctors. More medical schools are turning to tools like improv comedy, virtual reality and comics to prepare healthcare professionals to empathize with their patients.
Reset talks to a cartoonist and physician about how visual art and improvised theater could change the way professionals in medicine communicate with their patients.
GUESTS: Josh Neufeld, comics journalist
Dr. Marshall Chin, physician and professor at UChicago Medicine