The conceptualisation of "soft skills" among medical students before and after curriculum reform

South African Psychiatry Review

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 33-37

  Van Staden, C W ^a   Joubert, P M ^a   Pickworth, G E ^a   Roos, J L ^a   Bergh, A M ^a   Kruger C ^a   Schurink, W J ^b   Du Preez, R R ^a   Grey, S V ^a   Lindeque, B G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b Social Science Research Consultancy (SSRC)   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMPATHY; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PROFESSIONALISM; PSYCHIATRIST; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOUTH AFRICA; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 33645556392     PISSN: 18117805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/ajpsy.v9i1.30205     Document Type: Article

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