Clinical communication skills and professionalism education are required from the beginning of medical training - a point of view of family physicians.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Brazilian undergraduate medical course is six years long. As in other countries, a medical residency is not obligatory to practice as a doctor. In this context, this paper aims to clarify what and when competencies in communication and professionalism should be addressed, shedding light on the role of university, residency and post-residency programmes.

Methods

Brazilian family physicians with diverse levels of medical training answered a questionnaire designed to seek a consensus on the competencies that should be taught (key competencies) and when students should achieve them during their medical training. The data were analysed using descriptive statistics and correlation tests.

Results

A total of seventy-four physicians participated; nearly all part

SUBMITTER: Franco CAGDS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5859538 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature