Johnson, chair of Emory University Family and Preventive Medicine, is the program co-director of the Emory University Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program. My cousin and I were signing my aunt out ...

Improv and dementia may not seem like they go together, but there’s a growing body of research that shows how effective improv training is in helping caregivers better assist their patients. Caring ...

Similar "improv at home" lessons are offered on their public website. The researchers surveyed the students before and after training to measure their feelings of social anxiety and intolerance of ...

Some doctors don't have the best bedside manner, right? And that can stress out patients. Well, Minnesota's Mayo Clinic includes improv comedy classes as part of the training that it gives to medical ...

Veteran actor-host Wayne Brady has joined forces with Freestyle Love Supreme Academy and Speechless Inc. to launch a virtual business and educational training platform built around improv acting ...

Improvisational theatre companies gained prominence in the 80s and 90s, with troops popping up throughout the country, including schools like Second City in Chicago and the Groundlings in Los Angeles.

Improv training and its interactive, peer-driven nature strengthens communication agility, rebuilds trust and encourages vulnerability, which can lead firefighters to find their voice after trauma.