Comparative Study of Attitudes towards Communication Skills Learning between Medical and Dental Students in Saudi Arabia.

ABSTRACT: Background: Communication skills (CS) learning is a core skill in medical and dental education. The comparison of attitudes towards CS between dental and medical students based on the taught curriculum (problem-based learning vs. traditional teaching) in Saudi Arabia awaits investigation. Aims: (1) To assess the attitudes of both undergraduate dental and medical students towards communication skills (CS) learning and (2) to compare the attitudes towards CS between Medical and Dental students in relation to sociodemographic and education-related characteristics. Methods and Materials: A cross-sectional study, using an online survey, invited 260 conveniently sampled Taibah university medical and dental undergraduate students. The survey collected data on sociodemographic characteristics, edu

SUBMITTER: Nourein AAE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7795169 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature