title: How we train undergraduate medical students in decoding patients' nonverbal clues.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Communication skills (CS) and the psychosocial dimensions of patient care are currently considered core competencies in medical schools. CS programs have focused on verbal communication rather than the nonverbal communication.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To present a training program aimed to decode patients' nonverbal clues for second year medical students implemented at the School of Medicine of the Autonomous University of Barcelona.
  
  
  METHODS
  A description of a theoretical framework, principles, general and specific goals, learning settings, strategies, skills, and assessment tools.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A model of training for preclinical medical students in decoding patients' nonverbal clues is shown. The students have shown satisfaction with the program.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The detection of patients' nonverbal clues can be regarded as a humanistic skill that can be defined, trained, and evaluated. The program can be transferable to other institutions on health sciences and adapted to other academic levels or, even, clinical specialties.
authors.affiliation: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain. Beatriz.Molinuevo@uab.cat
authors.forename: Beatriz
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Molinuevo
authors.forename: Rosa M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Escorihuela
authors.forename: Albert
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fernández-Teruel
authors.forename: Adolf
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tobeña
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Torrubia
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003479:Curriculum; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate / Q000379:methods*; D004522:Educational Status; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D009633:Nonverbal Communication / Q000523:psychology*; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011594:Psychometrics; D013030:Spain; D013337:Students, Medical; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods