title: Communication skills in medical school: exposure, confidence, and performance.
authors.affiliation: Division of Medical Education, Clinical Research Centre, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Kaufman
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Laidlaw
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Macleod
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D002982:Clinical Clerkship; D003142:Communication; D003479:Curriculum; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate / Q000379:methods*; D004521:Educational Measurement; D006801:Humans; D008487:Medical History Taking; D018794:Problem-Based Learning; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires