Teaching Medical Students Interactional Skills. A Research-Based Course in the Doctor-Patient Relationship.

Werner, Arnold; Schneider, John M.

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Publication Date: 1974

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Teaching Medical Students Interactional Skills. A Research-Based Course in the Doctor-Patient Relationship

Werner, Arnold; Schneider, John M.

New England Journal of Medicine, 290, 1232-1237, May 74

To teach first-year medical students to communicate with patients more effectively, a course was designed and evaluated that uses developments in communication technics. The students' goals include identification of doctor-patient interactions, description of their feelings and reactions to the interview, and learning ways of responding in the interview setting. (Editor/PG)

Descriptors: Communication Skills, Course Descriptions, Higher Education, Human Relations, Interaction, Medical Education, Patients, Physicians, Professional Education, Research

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