How improv helps physician leaders

<p>"Signing up for an improv class was unchartered territory. It was far beyond my comfort zone, like skydiving, for a little thrill. I’m not an adrenaline junkie interested in the ultimate adventure nor an aspiring actress hoping for a guest appearance on SNL. I’m a physician and a physician leader. Learning improvisational theatre wasn’t on my comprehensive, personal to-do list.</p> <p>But I’m also a physician coach. I sense what others feel in the moment without interpretation or judgment. However, when I tried to turn the same discerning sage on myself, I was faltering. The voice of compassion that I once used during patient visits and that I now use during client sessions, is sometimes muted by an inner critic that tells me to keep self-awareness out of awareness. It is this voice that I wanted to stifle when I hit the submit button."</p> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/teresa-malcolm-md1" target= "_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Terri Malcolm</a> is an obstetrician-gynecologist and founder, <a href= "https://mastermdleaders.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer">Master Physician Leaders</a>.</p> <p>She shares her story and discusses her KevinMD article, "<a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2020/08/how-improv-helps-physician-leaders.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">How improv helps physician leaders</a>." (<a href= "https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2020/08/how-improv-helps-physician-leaders.html">https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2020/08/how-improv-helps-physician-leaders.html</a>)</p>