Communication skills assessment in the final postgraduate years to established practice: A systematic review

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 91, Issue 1071, 2015, Pages 13-21

  Gillis, Amy E ^a   Morris, Marie C ^b   Ridgway, Paul F ^a,b  

^a ADELAIDE AND MEATH HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMMUNICATION SKILL; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; POSTGRADUATE STUDENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VALIDATION PROCESS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL STUDENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; STANDARDS;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MEDICAL ERRORS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SKILLS; STAFF DEVELOPMENT; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 84921265460     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: 14690756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2014-132772     Document Type: Article

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