Open AccessRole-play as an educational tool in medication communication skills: Students’ perspectives
Author(s) -
S. Lavanya,
L Kalpana,
R Veena,
Vijay Kumar
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indian journal of pharmacology/the indian journal of pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.286
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1998-3751
pISSN - 0253-7613
DOI - 10.4103/0253-7613.193311
Subject(s) - medical education , curriculum , medical prescription , communication skills , experiential learning , psychology , medicine , nursing , pedagogy
Medication communication skills are vital aspects of patient care that may influence treatment outcomes. However, traditional pharmacology curriculum deals with imparting factual information, with little emphasis on patient communication. The current study aims to explore students' perceptions of role-play as an educational tool in acquiring communication skills and to ascertain the need of role-play for their future clinical practice.