Implementing a communication skills programme in medical school: Needs assessment and programme change

Medical Education

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 115-124

  Laidlaw, Toni Suzuki ^a   MacLeod, Heather ^a   Kaufman, David M ^a   Langille, Donald B ^a   Sargeant, Joan ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

*Communication; Curriculum; Education, medical *Standards; Needs assessment *Standards; Programme evaluation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EVALUATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; RESIDENT;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NOVA SCOTIA; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0036172539     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2923.2002.01069.x     Document Type: Article

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