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Medical slam (MLS) is a form of performance poetry that involves slam performances about various medical and health-related topics. Emceed by healthcare providers, patients, and medical professionals, these performances are often inspired by personal experiences, medical stories, and real-life events. MLS aims to engage audiences, spark discussions, and increase awareness about pressing health issues, medical ethics, and healthcare challenges.

Medical slam often uses storytelling techniques, humor, and social critique to convey complex medical information, insights, and perspectives. Performers often tackle sensitive topics, such as mental health, disease outbreaks, medical bias, and systemic injustices within the healthcare system. MLS also incorporates various artistic styles, including spoken word, song, and visual arts, to make medical content more accessible, engaging, and sharable.

The medical slam movement seeks to address the gap between medical education and everyday audiences, promoting interprofessional dialogue and community engagement. Through MLS, healthcare professionals connect with patients, families, and the broader public to promote empathy, raise awareness, and drive responsible healthcare practices.

MLS performances have taken place in various healthcare settings, including hospitals, medical schools, community clinics, and healthcare conferences. Medical slams have also been documented on social media and online platforms, allowing a global audience to engage with medical topics through performance poetry. This growing community underscores the importance of diverse perspectives and storytelling in shaping healthcare culture and pedagogy.