Clinical examiners, simulated patients, and student self-assessed empathy in medical students during a psychiatry objective structured clinical examination

Academic Psychiatry

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 451-457

  O'Connor, Karen ^a,c   King, Romaine ^b   Malone, Kevin M ^a   Guerandel, Allys ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b ST VINCENT S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^c ADELAIDE AND MEATH HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Empathy; Medical education; Simulated patients

Indexed keywords

ADULT; EDUCATION; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF EVALUATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; TEACHING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SIMULATION; PSYCHIATRY; SELF-ASSESSMENT; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84904898584     PISSN: 10429670     EISSN: 15457230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40596-014-0133-8     Document Type: Article

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