title: Teaching communications and professionalism through writing and humanities: reflections of ten years of experience.
abstract: Both professionalism and interpersonal communication are core competencies for emergency medicine residents as well as residents from other specialties. The authors describe a weekly, small-group seminar lasting one year for emergency medicine residents that incorporates didactic materials, case studies, narrative expression (stories and poems), and small-group discussion. Examples of cases and narrative expressions are provided and a rationale for utilizing the format is explained. A theoretical model for evaluation measures is also included.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center-School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM 87131-5233, USA.
authors.forename: David P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Sklar
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Doezema
authors.forename: Steve
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: McLaughlin
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Helitzer
mesh_terms: D003146:Communications Media; D004635:Emergency Medicine / Q000193:education*; D006809:Humanities; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D008091:Literature; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*