Empathy is related to clinical competence in medical care

Medical Education

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 824-831

  Ogle, Jessica ^a   Bushnell, John A ^a   Caputi, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDUCATION; EMPATHY; HUMAN; MEDICAL STUDENT; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARDS;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EMPATHY; HUMANS; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 84880323653     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: 13652923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/medu.12232     Document Type: Article

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