OBJECTIVE: To explore the lack of the learners' voice at previous international conferences
on communication in healthcare. METHODS: A group of medical students and recently …

OBJECTIVE: To identify the communication skills medical trainees perceive themselves to
avoid or use during initial clinical encounters and the areas of communication learning need …

This study aims to explore undergraduate medical students' views and experiences of
methods of teaching and learning communication skills. Five focus groups were conducted …

Background In this study, we wanted to investigate the relationship between background
variables, communication skills, and the bio-psychosocial content of a medical consultation …

Background: Patient-centered communication skills, such as an empathic attitude towards
patients and a holistic perspective on health, are difficult to acquire. Designing effective …

Objective Contextual factors are known to influence the acquisition and application of
communication skills in clinical settings. Little is known about residents' perceptions of these …

The importance of teaching communication skills in any undergraduate medical curriculum
cannot be overstated. Effective doctor-patient communication is widely recognised as an …

Background: The consensus about the importance of communication skills in patient-care
does not guarantee that students and faculty perceive the usefulness of these skills. This …

Purpose Despite communication skills training in medical school, junior doctors continue to
demonstrate poor patient-doctor communication skills, where patient unhappiness from the …

Introduction Despite various efforts to develop communication skills (CS) in the classroom,
the transfer of these skills into clinical practice is not guaranteed. This study aimed to identify …