Medical interviewing and interpersonal skills teaching in US medical schools: progress, problems, and promise
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Medical schools have made significant progress in teaching medical interviewing and interpersonal skills (IPS) since 1977, but they still do not fully coordinate and incorporate the teaching of these skills into the curricula. Of 91 medical schools surveyed, 83% taught medical interviewing. The two most common teaching methods were lectures and student interviews of real patients. Few programs actually provided feedback on videotaped and audio-taped interviews, and few used standardized evaluation procedures. On a scale of zero to 100, course directors ranked the effectiveness of their IPS courses an average of 59. College deans ranked the coordination of IPS teaching an average of 39. In 1977, most IPS teachers were psychiatrists and psychologists, but by 1991, more internists and family practitioners were teaching IPS. Very few schools in 1977 gave students the opportunity to interview real patients. College deans cited lack of time and lack of interest among faculty as barriers to more effective IPS training.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1993
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Courses Involving Complementary and Alternative Medicine at US Medical Schools
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Many medical schools offer courses on alternative and complementary medicine. A 1997-98 survey of 117 US medical schools found that 64% offered an elective course in alternative medicine or included information about alternative medicine in a regular course. Sixty-eight percent of the courses were stand-alone courses, whereas 31% were part of a required course. Topics included chiropractic, acupuncture, homeopathy, herbal therapies, and mind-body techniques.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1998
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Effect of communications training on medical student performance
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US medical schools should consider incorporating classes on communication skills into their curricula, according to a study of 293 medical students at three medical schools. These classes can help students improve their skills at relationship building, time management, patient assessment, counseling, negotiation, and shared decision making. The classes were effective even though the three schools adapted the classes to fit their curricula and local culture.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2003
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