THR 411 - Methods of Performance in Healthcare Simulations

Course unit(s): 1
Meets GAR (students beginning prior to Fall 2024): Meets general academic requirement IL.
Meets requirement: IEL
Prerequisite(s): THR 250 Acting Process
This course introduces students to the world of standardized patient work within the healthcare system. By incorporating some of the techniques within Meisner training and Patsy Rodenburg’s 2nd Circle approach, actors will engage with healthcare students as performers in standardized, real-life healthcare simulations (acting as patients, clients, and/or family members). Such work seeks to develop a partnership between healthcare providers and patients by building skills of communication, connection, and empathy. Actors will learn to be introspective and imaginative by developing patient character traits and behaviors for healthcare-related case studies. They will utilize their skills within simulated experiences and learn to be reflective observers of human behavior while also providing constructive feedback on communication and professional role behaviors of future healthcare professionals.