Vol VIII, Issue 3
Date of Publication: July 02, 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.20529/IJME.2022.081
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Students' Corner
What it means to be a patient: An introspection into doctor–patient communication
Raahat Kapur
Anoush Sardesai Sadat
Abstract:
In this essay, we talk about the importance of the relationship between doctors and patients, and the need for patient-centric communication rather than that with a paternalistic approach. Training of a medical student should include communication skills besides technical training in healthcare. As patient care evolves, communication becomes more crucial; therefore, it is important to understand the repercussions of poor communication skills and how improvement in this vital area can be beneficial.
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©Indian Journal of Medical Ethics 2022: Open Access and Distributed under the Creative Commons license ( CC BY-NC-ND 4.0), which permits only non-commercial and non-modified sharing in any medium, provided the original author(s) and source are credited.
Thank you for this. Really helpful for new graduates.