title: The medi-drama as an instrument to teach doctor-patient relationships.
abstract: This paper reviews an experience of the Curriculum Development Group of the College of Family Physicians of Canada in describing the doctor-patient relationship and its value in the clinical process. It proposes the use of a medi-drama or multi-scene script encompassing a broad range of bio-psycho-social-ethical issues as a practical tool to teach the doctor-patient relationship. Principles for conducting a medi-drama are presented, as are the advantages of this experiential teaching modality. An example of a specific script developed along the theme of Adult Children of Ageing Parents is described, and an evaluation of its usefulness in teaching the doctor-patient relationship is presented from feedback from seven different family medicine residency or faculty development groups. Finally, examples of the breadth of topics that can be generated from a single medi-drama are presented.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Yaffe
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D004324:Drama; D004501:Education, Medical; D005194:Family Practice / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D008091:Literature; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D015397:Program Evaluation; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards