Insights, Highlights & Mindworks Chats

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Mindworks in Conversation with Rik Walter | Fixing Robotic Doctors: Reclaiming Human Connection in Training

In this episode of Mindworks in Conversation, theatre veteran and SP educator Rik Walter explains how to move students away from robotic role-play and into authentic professional ownership. Rik reveals how theatrical techniques turn a nervous student into a confident clinician who can "own the room."

Mindworks in Conversation with Brian Saville Allard | Improvisation in Medical Education

In this Mindworks in Conversation, Brian Saville Allard explores how skills from theatre - particularly improvisation, listening, and presence - shape effective medical education through patient simulation.

Mindworks in Conversation with Eve Makoff | Why Narrative Medicine is More Than Just Storytelling

In this episode of Mindworks in Conversation, we sit down with physician and educator Eve Makoff, MD, MS to discuss the disciplined practice of Narrative Medicine.

Mindworks in Conversation with Dr. Wendy Nielson The Creature Who Would Not Die: Why Frankenstein Still Haunts Us

Dr. Wendy Nielsen joins Mindworks in Conversation to explore why Frankenstein still shapes how we think about technology, medicine, and humanity.

The Truth Line: Listening for What Patients Really Mean

Dr. Jennifer Frank believes every patient has a "truth line" that reveals what's really happening beneath the symptoms. Finding it requires listening beyond the chart.

Mindworks in Conversation with Kevin Hobbs | What Theatre Can Teach Medicine

Theatre artist, educator, and SP pedagogy leader Kevin Hobbs joins us for a rich exploration of how performance, story, and relational work strengthen the education of future clinicians.

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