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Assessing empathy development in medical education: a systematic review.
The authors examined how researchers define the central construct of empathy and what they choose to measure. They found that the majority of studies were characterised by internal inconsistencies and vagueness in both the conceptualization and operationalization of empathy, constraining the validity and usefulness of the research. They suggested that future research follow the lead of basic scientific research that conceptualizes empathy as relational rather than as a personal quality that may be modified wholesale through appropriate training.
AHRQ-funded; HS000032.
Citation: Sulzer SH, Feinstein NW, Wendland CL .
Assessing empathy development in medical education: a systematic review.
Med Educ 2016 Mar;50(3):300-10. doi: 10.1111/medu.12806.
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Keywords: Education: Academic, Education: Continuing Medical Education, Patient-Centered Healthcare, Clinician-Patient Communication