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Playback Theatre as a tool to enhance communication in medical education

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dc.creator Ramiro Salas
dc.creator Kenya Steele
dc.creator Amy Lin
dc.creator Claire Loe
dc.creator Leslie Gauna
dc.creator Paymaan Jafar-Nejad
dc.date 2013-12-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned 2015-07-20T22:10:59Z
dc.date.available 2015-07-20T22:10:59Z
dc.identifier 1087-2981
dc.identifier 10.3402/meo.v18i0.22622
dc.identifier https://doaj.org/article/e21ed69e859d4acd8876d261899e9e98
dc.identifier.uri http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/14062
dc.description Playback Theatre (PT) is an improvisational form of theatre in which a group of actors “play back” real life stories told by audience members. In PT, a conductor elicits moments, feelings and stories from audience members, and conducts mini-interviews with those who volunteer a moment of their lives to be re-enacted or “played” for the audience. A musician plays music according to the theme of each story, and 4-5 actors listen to the interview and perform the story that has just been told. PT has been used in a large number of settings as a tool to share stories in an artistic manner. Despite its similarities to psychodrama, PT does not claim to be a form of therapy.We offered two PT performances to first year medical students at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, to bring the students a safe and fun environment, conducive to sharing feelings and moments related to being a medical student. Through the moments and stories shared by students, we conclude that there is an enormous need in this population for opportunities to communicate the many emotions associated with medical school and with healthcare-related personal experiences, such as anxiety, pride, or anger. PT proved a powerful tool to help students communicate.
dc.language English
dc.publisher Co-Action
dc.relation http://www.med-ed-online.net/index.php/meo/article/view/22622
dc.relation https://doaj.org/toc/1087-2981
dc.rights CC BY
dc.source Medical Education Online, Vol 18, Iss 0, Pp 1-3 (2013)
dc.subject Playback Theatre
dc.subject medical education
dc.subject stress
dc.subject improvisation
dc.subject arts
dc.subject Special aspects of education
dc.subject LC8-6691
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject DOAJ:Education
dc.subject DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject Medicine (General)
dc.subject R5-920
dc.subject Medicine
dc.subject R
dc.subject DOAJ:Medicine (General)
dc.subject DOAJ:Health Sciences
dc.subject Special aspects of education
dc.subject LC8-6691
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject Medicine (General)
dc.subject R5-920
dc.subject Medicine
dc.subject R
dc.subject Special aspects of education
dc.subject LC8-6691
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject Medicine (General)
dc.subject R5-920
dc.subject Medicine
dc.subject R
dc.subject Special aspects of education
dc.subject LC8-6691
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject Medicine (General)
dc.subject R5-920
dc.subject Medicine
dc.subject R
dc.title Playback Theatre as a tool to enhance communication in medical education
dc.type article


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