Empathy Enhancement Based on a Semiotics Training Program: A Longitudinal Study in Peruvian Medical Students

Frontiers in Psychology

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Lissett J. Fernández-Rodríguez¹  Víctor H. Bardales-Zuta¹  Montserrat San-Martín²  Roberto C. Delgado Bolton³  Luis Vivanco⁴ 

[1] Faculty of Medicine, Antenor Orrego Private University;Faculty of Social Sciences of Melilla, University of Granada;Department of Diagnostic Imaging (Radiology) and Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital San Pedro;Centre for Biomedical Research of La Rioja (CIBIR);National Centre of Documentation on Bioethics, Rioja Health Foundation

关键词: medicine students;    professionalism;    medical curriculum;    medical semiotics;    lifelong learning;    teamwork ability;    empathy;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2020.567663

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Background Empathy, as a core element of medical professionalism, is part of leadership in medicine. This attribute, predominantly cognitive, involves understanding and communication capacity. Empathy can be enhanced with courses on medical semiotics. It appears adequate to apply this enhancement in the early stages of professional training. Based on this, this study was performed with the purpose of demonstrating the positive effect that an academic course on medical semiotics has on the development of empathy in medical students.

【 授权许可】

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