Using theater to teach clinical empathy: A pilot study

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1114-1118

  Dow, Alan W ^a   Leong, David ^b   Anderson, Aaron ^b   Wenzel, Richard P ^a   Gennings, Chris ^b   Rodgers, Janet ^b   Szari, Lou ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication skills; Doctor patient relationships; Medical education

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PILOT STUDY; RESIDENT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; COMMUNICATION; CURRICULUM; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; TEACHING;

EID: 34447132095     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-007-0224-2     Document Type: Article

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