Acute empathy decline among resident physician trainees on a hematology–oncology ward: an exploratory analysis of house staff empathy, distress, and patient death exposure

ConclusionThis study suggests that an acute drop in empathy can occur over several weeks in residents rotating through inpatient hematology–oncology, similar to empathy decline associated with years of training in other studies. Empathy decline may be associated with elevated distress and death exposures on the hematology–oncology ward and should be explored further in other medical training environments. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Source: Psycho-Oncology - December 1, 2015 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Daniel C. McFarland, Adriana K. Malone, Andrew Roth Tags: Paper Source Type: research