
‘Becoming a Physician’–medical students get acquainted with disadvantaged populations, and practise sensitive and effective communication
Author(s) -
Arieh Riskin,
Nogah C. Kerem,
Riki Van-Raalte,
Michael Kaffman,
Gila Yakov,
Dror Aizenbud,
Ayelet Ben-Barak,
Yael Shachor-Meyouhas,
Ruth Edery,
Yael Shabtai Musih,
Shlomi Sagi,
Orly Eidelman,
Avi Rotschild
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
perspectives on medical education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.148
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 2212-277X
pISSN - 2212-2761
DOI - 10.1007/s40037-015-0222-8
Subject(s) - disadvantaged , medical education , medicine , psychology , family medicine , law , political science
The three-year pre-medical programme 'Becoming a Physician' focuses on different aspects of medical professionalism. Objectives are to increase awareness and sensitivity to disadvantaged populations, and practise sensitive effective communication skills.