Empathy in medical care

Authors

Jessica Ogle, University of WollongongFollow
John A. Bushnell, University of WollongongFollow
Peter Caputi, University of WollongongFollow

RIS ID

65373

Publication Details

Ogle, J., Bushnell, J. A. & Caputi, P. (2012). Empathy in medical care. AMEE 2012: Conference Abstracts: The Continuum of Educaiton in Medicine and the Healthcare Professions (p. 81). France: AMEE.

Additional Publication Information

http://www.amee.org/index.asp?pg=250&cookies=True

Abstract

When training clinically competent doctors, most medical schools focus upon components of the interpersonal process between doctor and patient, such as empathy in the doctor-patient relationship. This study investigated the relationship between empathy and clinical competence among medical students.