SMJ articles in the category "communication skills"

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An Innovative Approach to Cultural Competency and Spirituality Education for Medical Students

Objectives: Professional organizations have recognized the need to educate and empower medical students for equitable and inclusive care. One component of providing such care for patients of diverse backgrounds is culturally sensitive and patient-centered communication. The aim of this work was to improve skills in culture competency and spiritual history…

Posted in: communication skills 4 cultural competency 2

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Using Fictional Medical Television Programs to Teach Interprofessional Communication to Graduating Fourth-Year Medical Students

Objectives: Effective interprofessional (IP) communication is crucial to high-quality patient care, but significant obstacles remain regarding implementing IP communication curricula for undergraduate medical students. As such, as part of a bootcamp required for University of Pittsburgh graduating medical students in 2021, we developed and evaluated a workshop using clips from…

Posted in: communication skills 4 curriculum development 8 interprofessional education 5 undergraduate medical education 14

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Adapting Existing Resources for Serious Illness Communication Skills Training for Internal Medicine Residents

Objectives: Goals of care discussions are a vital component of patient care, but Internal Medicine residents receive limited training in these skills. Existing curricula often require simulated patients or faculty development, limiting implementation in many residency programs. Thus, we developed and implemented a curriculum leveraging existing educational resources with the…

Posted in: communication skills 4 end-of-life care 4 graduate medical education 27

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Comparison of Medical Student Communication Skills Measured by Standardized Patients During an OSCE and by Faculty During an In-Hospital Encounter

Objectives: At our institution, learner communication skills during an objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) are measured by standardized patients (SPs) using the New Mexico Clinical Communication Scale (NM-CCS). Faculty physicians also conduct a direct observation of a clinical encounter (DOCE) to observe students’ interactions with real hospitalized patients. The objective…

Posted in: assessment 3 communication skills 4 medical education research 3
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