Do physicians improve their communication skills between finishing medical school and completing internship? A nationwide prospective observational cohort study

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 207-212

  Gude, Tore ^a,b   Vaglum, Per ^a   Anvik, Tor ^a   Bærheim, Anders ^c   Fasmer, Ole Bernt ^c   Grimstad, Hilde ^d   Hjortdahl, Per ^a   Holen, Are ^d   Nordøy, Tone ^a   Eide, Hilde ^e  

^a Faculty of Medicine   (Norway)

^b Research Institute   (Norway)

^c Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry   (Norway)

^d NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^e OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Clinical communication; Medical students; Skills; Young physicians

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; NORWAY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RATING SCALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; STRESS; AGE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; NORWAY; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 67650630624     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2008.12.008     Document Type: Article

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