Evidence of declining empathy in third year osteopathic medical students

International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 22-27

  Caruso, Hilary M ^a   Bernstein, Bettina ^a  

^a PHILADELPHIA COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Empathy; Medical student; Osteopathic institution; Osteopathic medicine; Outcomes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL SENSITIVITY; EMPATHY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING; NORMAL HUMAN; OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SELF REPORT; SENSIBILITY;

EID: 84895094377     PISSN: 17460689     EISSN: 18780164     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijosm.2013.10.008     Document Type: Article

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