The investigation of doctor-patient communication skills of medical students and the exploration of training measures

Abstract

Objective To investigate and analyze the doctor-patient communication skills of medical students and hereby to explore the efficient training system.Methods Using the questionnaires and statistic analysis,we focused on the doctor-patient communication skills of the observed 914 medical students in our college,their awareness of doctor-patient communication and the existing problems in the field.Results 96.6％ of medical students realized the importance and necessity of doctor-patient communication,while 62.7％ of them lacked such kind of communication skills.Additionally,some other problems are exposed in medical history taking.Conclusion Doctor-patient communication skills might be the most important prerequisite for establishing harmonious relationship between doctors and patients,improving the quality of medical service and reducing the number of medical disputes.Consequentially,it's time to redesign relevant curriculum,to improve the old-fashioned training methods,to enhance the practice of doctor-patient communication training.Furthermore,improvements of teaching quality and a scientific evaluation system are also effective approaches to resolving the issue. Key words: Clinical education; Doctor-patient communication; Doctor-patient relation-ship; Communication skills; Medical students