Transfer of communication teaching skills from university to the clinical workplace - does it happen? A mixed methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Communication skills learned in the classroom do not transfer easily into clinical practice because they are not reinforced by teachers in the workplace setting and because lack of faculty training restricts the transfer of communication skills in real patient encounters. Trained university-based communication skills teachers often work simultaneously as doctors in clinics. This study explored if and how the skills of these teachers play a role in communication skills training in the clinical workplace.

Methods

We used an exploratory sequential design: a mixed method approach that combined a survey with communication skills teachers, and qualitative individual interviews with these teachers and their educational leaders in clinical departments. The questionnaire w

SUBMITTER: Moller JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8369612 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature