Developing empathy in healthcare professions students: protocol of a mixed-methods non-controlled longitudinal intervention study.

ABSTRACT: Despite the necessary focus on clinical skills and knowledge during the tertiary education of healthcare professionals, the literature highlights the importance of developing psycho-social competencies. Empathy, a cognitive-behavioral attribute linked to various benefits for patients and healthcare professionals, is one such competency. Pedagogical approaches to successfully develop empathy in tertiary healthcare students are available. However, these approaches are often integrated piecemeal throughout the tertiary education journey. Research on a more empathy-focused curriculum is scarce. This manuscript describes the design of a study that aims to examine the effects of a more empathy-focused curriculum on empathy in tertiary healthcare profession students in Singapore. Freshmen dentist

SUBMITTER: Muller AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11473357 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature