Open AccessDevelopment and introduction of a communication skills module for postgraduate students of ophthalmology
Author(s) -
Purvi Bhagat,
Kamini M Prajapati,
Rupal B Bhatt,
Vipul Prajapati,
Rohit Dureja,
Gunjan P Tank
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of ophthalmology/indian journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1998-3689
pISSN - 0301-4738
DOI - 10.4103/ijo.ijo_366_19
Subject(s) - medicine , distrust , medical education , curriculum , communication skills , narrative , health care , psychology , pedagogy , linguistics , economic growth , philosophy , economics , psychotherapist
Effective communication lies at the heart of a patient--doctor relationship. Communication skills (CS) teaching and assessment is not a part of the postgraduate (PG) curriculum. Lack of effective CS in current PG students' results in patient distrust and dissatisfaction, conflicts, and compromised healthcare. The regulatory authorities of medical education have recognized the need to inculcate soft skills among medical graduates, one of which is CS. The purpose of this study was to assess the need for teaching CS to ophthalmology PG students and develop and introduce a module for the same.