Empathy in medical students as related to academic performance, clinical competence and gender

Hojat, Mohammadreza; S. Gonnella, Joseph; Mangione, Salvatore; J. Nasca, Thomas; Jon Veloski, J.; B. Erdmann, James; A. Callahan, Clara; M Magee, Maggie

doi:10.1046/j.1365-2923.2002.01234.x

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Empathy in medical students as related to academic performance, clinical competence and gender

Published in Medical Education • May 31, 2002

Authors:

Mohammadreza Hojat

Joseph S. Gonnella

Salvatore Mangione

Abstract

CONTEXT: Empathy is a major component of a satisfactory doctor-patient relationship and the cultivation of empathy is a learning objective proposed by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) for all American medical schools. Therefore, it is important to address the measurement of empath...

Subject

Empathy

Psychology

Competence (human resources)

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