Striking a balance: Training medical students to provide empathetic care

Medical Education

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 927-933

  Rosenfield, Paul J ^a,c   Jones, Lee ^b  

^a New York State Psychiatric Institute ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

*Communication; *empathy; Attitude of health personnel; Attitude to health; Education; Learning methods; Medical; Undergraduate *methods

Indexed keywords

COMPETENCE; DENIAL; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMPATHY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL STUDENT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REVIEW;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL CLERKSHIP; COMMUNICATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EMPATHY; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 4544322580     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2929.2004.01931.x     Document Type: Review

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