Hi ! Could someone help me correct the following please ? I'm not used to writing scientifics reports.Thanks a lot ! Background : Empathy and communication are important skills for the health professional. Medical improvisation completed by clinical simulation could be adequates learning methods to develop this competencies. Objectives : The study aim is to assess the impact of a medical improvisation course and a simulation session over the development of communication skills and empathy in health students. Methods : 32 health students of the UPJV followed a medical improvisation course. Then they could take part in a simulation session with students who didn’t benefit from the course. They completed self-assessment questionnaire before and after the improvisation course and the simulation. Results : There is an improvement in the scores concerning communication skills (p=0,014) and empathy (p=0,018). Scores are improved concerning communication skills after a simulation session (p=0,019). There is no improvement of the empathy after it. Conclusion : Medical improvisation is an effective learning method for communication skills and empathy. Simulation alone or as a complement to improvisation is useful towards the development of communication skills in these students.