What do med school and drama school have in common? Dr. Ellen and Janie Stolar welcome Standardized Patient Trainer Sam Wilkes onto the podcast to give a behind the scenes look at the use of performance and role playing in medical school curriculum. Sam discusses the challenges of training actors to act like real patients and training doctors to act like real people, leading to a compelling conversation about empathy in the medical profession, and leading Dr. Ellen to discuss her own experiences with standardized patients, including a former Rock of Love contestant. The Stolar Sisters debunk the myth of menstruation and shark attacks, address hysteria about pre-workout rituals, and answer listener questions about Lyme disease, Nexplanon, and butt bleeding.

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