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Improving the Sensitivity of Health Professionals To the Needs of Patients and FamiliesAn ExperimentMassachusetts General Hospital
Massachusetts General Hospital This study examines, by means of a quasi-experimental design, the impact of a variety of methods involving humanistic, didactic, and experiential modalities in training studentspotential health professionalsin empathy-sensitivity and interpersonal skills. An eclectic, multimodal approach using audiovisual technology, role playing, observation, and discussion was found to be most effective in raising levels of sensitivity.
Small Group Research, Vol. 18, No. 2,
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