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Tuesday, November 24, 2009

World's First: University Program Unveiled for Clinical Clowns

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Patch Adams may have years of experience entertaining kids in various hospitals, but he's not a certified medical clown. He does, though, probably deserve an honorary degree from Haifa University in Israel which just announced a new three year academic program in medical clowning. Developed with the Magi Foundation, the so-called Dream Doctors program will graduate the world's first formally taught and qualified entertainers specifically for clinical situations.

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