A Guide to Developing A Medical Readers' Theater (MRT) Program

A Guide to Developing A Medical Readers' Theater (MRT) Program
University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine
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Abstract: 

This step-by-step guide offers a roadmap for developing and starting a medical readers' theater (MRT) program.  MRT at UC Irvine School of Medicine is presented as a model for bringing together older adults and third-year medical students in order to share their perspectives on various health-related topics. 

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Educational objectives: 
  1. To provide an overview of a medical readers' theater (MRT) program;
  2. To identify and describe the components of an MRT experience; and
  3. To recognize the value of MRT and its impact on the medical education of future physicians.
Date posted: 
Mon, 01/23/2012
Date last updated: 
Wed, 09/29/2010
CME credits available: 
No
Has this product been peer reviewed?: 
No
Learning resource types: 
Contact person/corresponding author: 
Elizabeth O'Toole (eotoole@uci.edu)
Authors: 
Dr. Johanna Shapiro
Creative Commons License: 
CC BY-NC-SA
NLM Citation:
Shapiro, J. A Guide to Developing A Medical Readers' Theater (MRT) Program. POGOe - Portal of Geriatric Online Education; 2012 Available from: http://www.pogoe.org/productid/20775
APA Citation:
Shapiro, J. (2012). A Guide to Developing A Medical Readers' Theater (MRT) Program. POGOe - Portal of Geriatric Online Education. Retrieved February 22, 2012 from http://www.pogoe.org/productid/20775