Open AccessMedical communication skills training in the Indian setting: Need of the hour
Author(s) -
Sanjoy Chatterjee,
Nandita Choudhury
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
asian journal of transfusion science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.262
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1998-3565
pISSN - 0973-6247
DOI - 10.4103/0973-6247.75968
Subject(s) - medicine , pace , medical education , curriculum , training (meteorology) , communication skills , pedagogy , psychology , physics , geodesy , meteorology , geography
Advances in science and technology have revolutionized medical services in the last two decades. Medical education in the undergraduate and postgraduate courses has tried to keep pace with the changes and several curriculum modifications have taken effect. One of the commonly seen changes include active participation in "communication skills" training and implementation of the same in practice. This article discusses the practical issues one would face in day-to-day medical communication and highlights the necessity of the same in the Indian setting, with a focus on transfusion medicine.