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First Online: 9 December 2019

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: This publication was prepared with the financial support from the American Medical Association (AMA). The content reflects the view of the authors and does not purport to reflect the views of the AMA or any member of the Accelerating Change in Medical Education Consortium.

: The research discussed in “Improvisation Training for All Medical Students: 3-Year Experience” is not sponsored by any company or agency. The Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science at Stony Brook University (the “Alda Center”), mentioned above, is an advocate for the use of theatrical improvisation techniques in training medical students. The Alda Center was engaged to conduct the improvisation training discussed in the paper. Alan Alda is both a founding benefactor of the non-profit Alda Center and the founder of Alda Communication Training Company LLC (the “Company”), a business that sells communication training services to organizations staffed with scientists, doctors, and other STEM professionals. Mr. Alda donates all net profits of the Company to the Alda Center to support the Alda Center’s educational mission.

: This article does not contain any studies with animals performed by any of the authors.

: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

: The University of Michigan Institutional Review Board determined this study to be exempt from review.