Performance and medicine are now converging in unprecedented ways. London's theatres reveal an appetite for medical themes - John Boyega is subjected to medical experiments in Jack Thorne's Woycek, while Royal National Theatre produces a novel musical about cancer. At the same time, performance-makers seek to improve our health, using dance to increase mobility for those living with Parkinson's disease or performance magic as physiotherapy for children with paraplegia. Performance, Medicine and the Human surveys this emerging field, providing case studies based on the author's own experience of devising medical performances in collaboration with cancer patients, biomedical scientists and healthcare educators. Examining contemporary medical performance reveals an ancient preoccupation, evident in the practices of both theatre and healing, with the human. Like medicine, theatre puts the human on display in order to understand and, perhaps, alleviate the suffering inherent to the human condition. Medical practice constitutes a sort of theatre in which doctors, nurses and patients perform their humaneness and humanity. This insight has much to offer at a time when established notions of the human are being radically rethought, partly in response to emerging biomedical knowledge. Performance, Medicine and the Human argues that contemporary medical performance can shed new light on what it means to be human - and what we mean by the human, the humane, humanism and the humanities - at a time when these notions are being fundamentally rethought. Its insights are relevant to scholars in performance studies, the medical humanities, healthcare education and beyond.

The Internship Handbook: A Guide for Students in the Health Professions provides readers with the knowledge and insight they need to effectively transition from academic coursework to workplace life. The textbook offers students a collection of best practices and resources surrounding internships, field placements, and clinical experiences. The opening chapter addresses the basics of getting started, beginning with selecting an internship site. Additional chapters review legal and ethical issues, offer practical tips on preparing an effective resume and acing interviews, and present professionalism basics such as social media presence, time management, and soft skills. The text reinforces the importance of diversity and inclusion in the workplace and reveals tips and resources to facilitate successful transition from the internship to the workplace. The closing chapter features real-world stories of six interns to help students connect the material in the textbook with practical, lived experiences. Throughout, readers are provided with journal prompts that are designed to help them organize their thoughts, expand their thinking and creativity, and provide them with opportunities for reflection. The Internship Handbook is an exemplary resource for students in the health professions who are pursuing, preparing for, or currently placed in internship experiences.