Program Overview

Program Overview

The School of Medicine offers a selective course, SCSK 586: Visual Storytelling for Research Communication, designed to equip medical professionals with the skills to effectively communicate research findings and disease processes to both patients and the scientific community.

Course Objectives

The primary goal of this course is to teach participants how to create engaging, informative, and well-rounded presentations using design thinking and popular software such as Microsoft PowerPoint. These skills will serve as a foundation for future science communication engagements, including conference presentations, lectures, and professional evaluations, as well as public health awareness campaigns.

Course Content

Participants in this course will learn various tools to enhance their visual storytelling capabilities, including:

• Layout
• Image labeling
• Animation
• Rhetoric and verbiage

Application and Utility

The skills acquired in this course will be beneficial for a range of applications, including:

• Conference presentations
• Lectures
• Professional evaluations
• Public health awareness campaigns

By focusing on the development of effective visual storytelling skills, this course aims to improve the ability of medical professionals to convey complex information in a captivating and informative manner.