What are internal medicine residents missing? A communication needs assessment of outpatient clinical encounters

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 376-380

  Lundberg, Kristina L ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Direct observation; Graduate medical education; Patient doctor communication

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVERSATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INTERNIST; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RESIDENT; SOCIAL ATTITUDE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; VALIDATION PROCESS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; GEORGIA; INTERNAL MEDICINE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN; PILOT STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; GEORGIA; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIANS; PILOT PROJECTS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84906791728     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: 18735134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2014.07.015     Document Type: Article

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