Drama Training as a Tool to Teach Medical Trainees Communication Skills: A Scoping Review.

Purpose: Recognizing the similarities between the skills an actor needs and those required of a physician in clinical communication, medical educators have begun to create drama-based interventions to teach communication skills. The purpose of this scoping review was to summarize existing educational interventions that use drama training to teach medical trainees communication skills.

Method: The authors searched PubMed, CINAHL Plus, Embase, ERIC, and Web of Science Core Collection multiple times beginning in March 2020 through March 2022.