Can a brief two-hour interdisciplinary communication skills training be successful in undergraduate medical education?

Conclusions: A two-hour interdisciplinary communication skills training program is beneficial for medical students with regard to communication competencies, self-confidence and learning-outcomes.Practice implication: The training is feasible within given time-frames and limited staff resources. The high teaching load for small-group-training are split between five specialties. The concept might be an interesting option for other faculties.

Source: Patient Education and Counseling - June 26, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Cadja Bachmann, Anne Barzel, Silke Roschlaub, Maren Ehrhardt, Martin Scherer Tags: Medical Education Source Type: research