Title: Enhancing and sustaining empathy in medical students
DOI or website link: 10.3109/0142159X.2013.802300
Publication: Medical Teacher. pages 996-1001
Authors:
Date: 11 Jun 2013
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Citation:
Hojat M, Axelrod D, Spandorfer J, Mangione S: Enhancing and sustaining empathy in medical students. Med Teach. 2013, 35: 996-1001. 10.3109/0142159X.2013.802300.
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Reviewed in Meta-study (KELM+ 2014)*
Abstract:
Background: Empathy is an important component of physician competence that needs to be enhanced.
Aim: To test the hypotheses that medical students’ empathy can be enhanced and sustained by targeted activities.
Topic Area:
(In which field / sector / perspective was this study conducted?)
Intervention/Methods used:
(What was the method used to train empathy?)
In a recently published study, Dr. Hojat explains that medical students can be taught to be more empathetic toward patients by viewing and discussing scenes from movies that illuminate the patient’s perspective.
viewing and discussing scenes from movies that illuminate the patient’s perspective.
Participants:
(Who participated in this study / training?)
medical students
About the assessment:
What was the result?:
medical students had more empathy after the training.
Posted By: Edwin Rutsch
Notes:
(Any other relevant information)
“There is a significant link between physician empathy and positive patient outcomes,” explains Dr. Hojat, who works with students at Jefferson Medical College to emphasize and teach the importance of empathy."
References
Physician Empathy Research Featured in the News
by Josh Goldstein February 14th, 2014 in In The News.