Can a brief two-hour interdisciplinary communication skills training be successful in undergraduate medical education?
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Can a brief two-hour interdisciplinary communication skills training be successful in undergraduate medical education? / Bachmann, Cadja; Barzel, Anne; Roschlaub, Silke; Ehrhardt, Maren; Scherer, Martin.
in: PATIENT EDUC COUNS, Jahrgang 93, Nr. 2, 01.11.2013, S. 298-305.Publikationen: SCORING: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift/Zeitung › SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz › Forschung › Begutachtung
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T1 - Can a brief two-hour interdisciplinary communication skills training be successful in undergraduate medical education?
AU - Bachmann, Cadja
AU - Barzel, Anne
AU - Roschlaub, Silke
AU - Ehrhardt, Maren
AU - Scherer, Martin
N1 - Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
PY - 2013/11/1
Y1 - 2013/11/1
N2 - OBJECTIVE: To pilot-test feasibility, acceptance and learning-outcomes of a brief interdisciplinary communication skills training program in undergraduate medical education.METHODS: A two-hour interdisciplinary communication skills program with simulated patients was developed and pilot-tested with clinical students at Hamburg University. Five psychosocial specialties facilitated the training. Composite effects were measured qualitatively and quantitatively.RESULTS: Eighty students volunteered to participate in the pilot-program (intervention-group). Their evaluations of the program were very positive (1.1 on a six-point scale). Benefits were seen in feedback, increase of self-confidence, cross-disciplinary clinical and communication experience. Students who did not volunteer (n=206) served as the control-group. The intervention-group performed significantly better (p=0.023) in a primary care communication examination and female students performed better than males. Clinical teachers evaluated the pilot-training very positively with regard to learning-outcomes and feasibility. The positive results from the pilot-training led to implementation into the regular curriculum.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.
AB - OBJECTIVE: To pilot-test feasibility, acceptance and learning-outcomes of a brief interdisciplinary communication skills training program in undergraduate medical education.METHODS: A two-hour interdisciplinary communication skills program with simulated patients was developed and pilot-tested with clinical students at Hamburg University. Five psychosocial specialties facilitated the training. Composite effects were measured qualitatively and quantitatively.RESULTS: Eighty students volunteered to participate in the pilot-program (intervention-group). Their evaluations of the program were very positive (1.1 on a six-point scale). Benefits were seen in feedback, increase of self-confidence, cross-disciplinary clinical and communication experience. Students who did not volunteer (n=206) served as the control-group. The intervention-group performed significantly better (p=0.023) in a primary care communication examination and female students performed better than males. Clinical teachers evaluated the pilot-training very positively with regard to learning-outcomes and feasibility. The positive results from the pilot-training led to implementation into the regular curriculum.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.
U2 - 10.1016/j.pec.2013.05.019
DO - 10.1016/j.pec.2013.05.019
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 23806818
VL - 93
SP - 298
EP - 305
JO - PATIENT EDUC COUNS
JF - PATIENT EDUC COUNS
SN - 0738-3991
IS - 2
ER -