Evidence-based competencies for improving communication skills in graduate medical education: A review with suggestions for implementation

Medical Teacher

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 395-403

  Henry, Stephen G ^a   Holmboe, Eric S ^b   Frankel, Richard M ^c,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b AMERICAN BOARD OF INTERNAL MEDICINE   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Mary Margaret Walther Center for Research and Education in Palliative Care   (United States)

^e Veterans Administration   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COUNSELING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; REVIEW; TEACHING;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; COUNSELING; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; TEACHING;

EID: 84877035484     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/0142159X.2013.769677     Document Type: Review

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