“From Stage to Shared Decision-Making”: a theatrical journey to Patient Empowerment

From performing on New York City's theatrical stages to navigating the hospital setting as an actor portraying patients for medical programs, my passion has always centred on the audience's experience. Whether its theatergoers, medical students honing their communication skills, or patients seeking to have their voices heard, my goal has remained the same: to foster understanding that not only transports, but transforms.

When my career shifted to medical affairs as an Executive Coach and Facilitator, I found myself revisiting the hospitals where I once acted as patients with various symptoms and diseases. At the time, my aim was to improve medical students' interactions with patients from diverse cultural and communication backgrounds, ultimately shaping them into better physicians.