Benefits of teaching medical students how to communicate with patients having serious illness: comparison of two approaches to experiential, skill-based, and self-reflective learning.
Ellman MS, Fortin AH. Benefits of teaching medical students how to communicate with patients having serious illness: comparison of two approaches to experiential, skill-based, and self-reflective learning. The Yale Journal Of Biology And Medicine 2012, 85: 261-70. PMID: 22737055, PMCID: PMC3375674.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsClinical CompetenceCommunicationEducation, Medical, UndergraduateHumansPatient CareProblem-Based LearningProfessional-Patient RelationsSeverity of Illness IndexStudents, MedicalTeachingConceptsMedical studentsThird-year medical studentsSuch educational experiencesMedical student educationMedical school curriculumSkill-based learningSelf-reflective learningSchool curriculumStudent developmentStudent educationEducational experienceExperiential learningLearning programClinical clerkshipsEducational needsEducational approachEducational featuresAssessment skillsStudentsLearningCurriculumNew workshopCare assignmentsClinical communicationCompassionate communication