Fawzy, R., Abdelmonem, D., Abdulmajeed, A., Abdelazim, S. (2023). Assessment of Communication Skills of First-Year Medical Students, Faculty of Medicine, Suez University. Suez Canal University Medical Journal, 26(8), 0-0. doi: 10.21608/scumj.2023.321891
Rasha M. Fawzy; Doaa K. Abdelmonem; Abdulmajeed A. Abdulmajeed; Samy A. Abdelazim. "Assessment of Communication Skills of First-Year Medical Students, Faculty of Medicine, Suez University". Suez Canal University Medical Journal, 26, 8, 2023, 0-0. doi: 10.21608/scumj.2023.321891
Fawzy, R., Abdelmonem, D., Abdulmajeed, A., Abdelazim, S. (2023). 'Assessment of Communication Skills of First-Year Medical Students, Faculty of Medicine, Suez University', Suez Canal University Medical Journal, 26(8), pp. 0-0. doi: 10.21608/scumj.2023.321891
Fawzy, R., Abdelmonem, D., Abdulmajeed, A., Abdelazim, S. Assessment of Communication Skills of First-Year Medical Students, Faculty of Medicine, Suez University. Suez Canal University Medical Journal, 2023; 26(8): 0-0. doi: 10.21608/scumj.2023.321891
Assessment of Communication Skills of First-Year Medical Students, Faculty of Medicine, Suez University
1Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Suez University, Egypt.
2Department of Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Egypt.
Abstract
Background: Effective communication is one of the most important skills of a physician. Every medical student's future job success depends on their ability to communicate effectively since it increases confidence, enhances rapport, lowers errors, and leads to improved health outcomes. Aim:To assess the basic communication skills of first-year medical students. Subjects and Methods: It was a cross-sectional descriptive study, conducted in four family medicine units/centers affiliated with the Ministry of Health and Population in the Suez Governorate in which basic clinical communication skills were assessed among a simple random sample of first-year medical students by observing them taking histories from real patients using the Liverpool communication skills assessment scale from December 2019 to February 2020. Results: The study found that the median total communication skills score was (13.5 (IQR: 11-15). The baseline total LCSA score was significantly different across the categories of participants' gender and residence (p= 0.02 and 0.004, respectively). Conclusion:The first-year medical students’ performance was unacceptable. A formal training course on communication skills is needed to be addressed in the curriculum for better performance.
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