1.Effects of a Communication Program in Undergraduate Medical Education on Physician's Clinical Practice.
Tatsuro ISHIZAKI ; Yuichi IMANAKA ; Akihiro OKAMOTO ; Hisashi OKUYAMA ; Yasuaki KAMANO ; Takahiro KIUCHI ; Satoshi GOTO ; Takeshi TANIGAWA ; Takeo NAKAYAMA ; Satoshi HONJO ; Shunsaku MIZUSHIMA ; Noriko MURAKAMI
Medical Education 1998;29(6):399-406
This study examined the effectiveness of a communication program in undergraduate medical education in improving communication in physicians' clinical practice. The effectiveness of the program was assessed with a mail survey using self-rated questionnaires 9 years later. Ninety participants were follwed up in late 1994; 57.8% of them replied to the questionnaire. Of the respondents, 60% replied that programs concerned with active listening and role-playing had benefits on communicating with patients and families. In addition, 40% of respondents answered that case studies aimed at teaching comprehensive medicine with the team approach was effective in improving communication with co-medical staff. These results suggest that the communication program in undergraduate medical education is effective in improving clinical communication in clinical practice when students are highly motivated.
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