Longitudinal Effects of Medical Students' Communication Skills on Future Performance

• Published in: Military medicine Vol. 180; no. suppl_4; pp. 24 - 30
• Main Authors: Dong, Ting, LaRochelle, Jeffrey S., Durning, Steven J., Saguil, Aaron, Swygert, Kimberly, Artino, Anthony R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Oxford University Press 01.04.2015
• Subjects: Adult; Clinical Clerkship - statistics & numerical data; Clinical Competence; Communication; Curriculum; Education, Medical, Graduate - methods; Education, Medical, Graduate - statistics & numerical data; Education, Medical, Undergraduate - methods; Education, Medical, Undergraduate - statistics & numerical data; Educational Measurement - methods; Educational Measurement - statistics & numerical data; Female; Humans; Longitudinal Studies; Male; Physician-Patient Relations; Retrospective Studies; Students, Medical - statistics & numerical data; United States

Background: The Essential Elements of Communication (EEC) were developed from the Kalamazoo consensus statement on physician–patient communication. The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) has adopted a longitudinal curriculum to use the EEC both as a learning tool during stand...