Impact of a training program in communication skills in medical students
Keywords:
medical students, communication skills, clinical simulationAbstract
Introduction: Communication is one of the essential pillars of the doctor-patient relationship, so it is essential for students to acquire communication skills in the undergraduate training courses of Medicine.
Objective: To evaluate the global effect of a training intervention for the acquisition of communication skills in medical students of the National University of Rio Negro, Andean campus, Argentine.
Methods: A quantitative methodology was used: quasi-experimental before and after, longitudinal, prospective study. 54 students participated, who worked on their communication skills in a program based on clinical simulation. A validated checklist of medical communication tasks, used for the evaluation of communication skills, was applied before and after the intervention.
Results: Statistically significant improvements were observed in all dimensions of communication by the students, with an overall increase in performance of 44 %.
Conclusions: The significant changes in the five dimensions evaluated suggest that training interventions based on clinical simulation allow students to improve communication skills.
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