A preliminary study of empathy, emotional intelligence and examination performance in MBChB students

Medical Education

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 684-689

  Austin, Elizabeth J ^b   Evans, Phillip ^a   Magnus, Belinda ^b   O'Hanlon, Katie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

*education, medical, undergraduate; *empathy; Cross sectional studies; Female; Humans; Longitudinal studies; Male; Men *psychology; Scotland; Students, medical *psychology; Women *psychology

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMOTIONS; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; SCOTLAND; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; SURGERY;

EID: 34447120724     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: 13652923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2923.2007.02795.x     Document Type: Article

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