title: Medical education. Speak to me before it's too late.
abstract: Doctors' failure to communicate with patients is at the root of many complaints. But an increasing number of medical schools are now teaching their students how to talk to patients. Wendy Moore reports.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Moore
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003142:Communication; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate; D006801:Humans; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D012381:Role Playing; D013222:State Medicine; D006113:United Kingdom