Grundlæggende oplysninger

Navn: Amy Zelenski
Titel: Lektor og direktør for uddannelsesinnovation og legat
Institution: University of Wisconsin – Madison
Disciplin: Uddannelse
Års erfaring: 15

Beskrivelse

Tre nøgleord, der beskriver ekspertise og interesse:

1. Empati
2. Medical Education
3. Medical Improv

Beskrivelse af ekspertiseområde, større interesser og høringsemner:

I have expertise to studying empathy interventions in healthcare, using medical improv techniques, embedding education in randomized clinical trials, and teaching skills for shared decision making (Best Case/Worst Case).

Kort biografi:

Amy Zelenski is an Associate Professor and the Director of Education Innovation and Scholarship for the Department of Medicine in the School of Medicine and Public Health at UW- Madison. She designs curriculum and teaches improv, communication, empathy, teamwork, teaching, and self-awareness skills to medical professionals and trainees. Her research focuses on teaching physicians how to engage in empathic behaviors with their patients, learners, and interprofessional colleagues to enhance collaboration and shared decision-making; and how building skill in empathic behavior can increase the quality of teaching and patient care while decreasing clinician burnout and personal distress.