Communication skills of residents: are they as good as they think?

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To evaluate the current communication skills of resident physicians and identify areas for improvement.

Study design

Using a cross-sectional design, data from medical students, residents, fellows, and faculty were assimilated at one of the largest academic medical centers in a low-and-middle-income country via a self-administered, validated survey with a 5-point LIKERT scale. One-way ANOVA was used to compare intra-group means, followed by the Bonferroni test, with a p-value <0.05 considered significant. Heat maps using means were generated and color-coded to signify the level of communication skills expertise.

Results

A total of 320 participants (119 residents, 34 fellows, 78 medical students and 89 attendings) completed the survey. Most residents (58%) repor

SUBMITTER: Shaikh NQ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11536689 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature