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Empathy and Competence

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2008

Authors

Looi, Jeffrey

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Australasian Medical Association

Abstract

• There has been a call to include empathy as a selection criterion in medical training. • Empathy is a complex construct currently assessed by self-rating and observational scales, which may be complicated by the subjectivity of such measurements. �

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Keywords: article; clinical competence; doctor patient relation; empathy; medical care; medical education; medical student; patient satisfaction; professional development; rating scale; sex difference; female; human; male; Clinical Competence; Education, Medical, U

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http://hdl.handle.net/1885/38305

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ANU Research Publications

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Medical Journal of Australia

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Journal article

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2037-12-31

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