There’s just one problem: as a society we are suspicious of imitation, regarding it as juvenile, disreputable, even morally wrong. It’s a reaction Roze has come to know well. Despite the demonstrated benefits of mime-based role play, many of his fellow medical school professors have expressed apprehension about implementing the practice. Some of his students, too, initially voiced discomfort at the prospect of imitating patients. Roze is careful to note that those who participate are in no way mocking or making fun of their charges. In fact, he says, the act of imitation is imbued with
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