Assessing communication competence: A review of current tools

Family Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 184-192

  Schirmer, Julie M ^a   Mauksch, Larry ^b   Lang, Forrest ^c   Marvel, M Kim ^d   Zoppi, Kathy ^e   Epstein, Ronald M ^f   Brock, Doug ^b   Pryzbylski, Michael ^e  

^a Maine Medical Center Family Practice Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c East Tennessee State University   (United States)

^d Fort Collins FPRP   (United States)

^e INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPETENCE; CONFIDENTIALITY; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOMETRY; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SKILL; STANDARD; VALIDATION PROCESS;

APTITUDE TESTS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 14844359677     PISSN: 07423225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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