title: Challenges in communication during clerkships: a case report.
abstract: Patient-centered communication skills training is an integral part of the medical training of students of the Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre. During their clerkships, however, students are confronted with a variety of physicians, demonstrating communication skills which differ from what they have been taught. Some physicians have difficulty with patient-centered communication themselves. This may cause students to adopt inadequate communication behaviors. To prevent this, we suggest raising awareness in students and including supervising physicians in communication skills training.
authors.affiliation: Department of Primary and Community Care, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. M.vandepol@elg.umcn.nl
authors.forename: M H J
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: van de Pol
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: van Weel-Baumgarten
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000523:psychology; D002982:Clinical Clerkship; D003144:Communication Barriers; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009426:Netherlands; D018802:Patient-Centered Care; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011361:Professional Competence