Communication skills tend to decline with time unless they are regularly recalled and
practiced. However, most medical schools still deliver clinical communication training only …

OBJECTIVE: Despite educational efforts expertise in communication as required by the
CanMEDS competency framework is not achieved by medical students and residents …

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 …

Teaching communication skills (CS) to residents during clinical practice remains
problematic. Direct observation followed by feedback is a powerful way to teach CS in …

Context Competency-based education is a resurgent paradigm in professional medical
education. However, more specific knowledge is needed about the learning process of such …

Background Communication skills learned in the classroom do not transfer easily into
clinical practice because they are not reinforced by teachers in the workplace setting and …

Background Physician-patient communication training is a vital component of medical
education, yet physicians do not always achieve the communication expertise expected of …

There is limited information about doctors' communication behaviors and their salient beliefs
with regard to bad news disclosure in Greece. In this qualitative study we investigated the …

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 …

Responsiveness of physicians (ROPs) reflects the social actions by physicians to meet the
legitimate expectations of health care users. Responsiveness is important since it improves …