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UW Medicine is using actors to train doctors

Podcast: Seattle Now
Published: May 28, 2026
Duration seconds: 847
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Summary

Practicing medicine is not an exact science. It takes knowledge, but also bedside manner. At UW Medicine, neurology residents train for both using actors from UW’s Drama Department. We’ll hear how it works with Associate Neurology Professor Wolfgang Muhlhofer.