[Communication in medicine: a new and much needed curricular alternative].
Medical education must emphasize communication practices mostly for undergraduate medical students.



To introduce an approach for teaching and learning communication in medicine.



Review of the literature.



An approach for developing communicational practices for both undergraduate and post graduate students is presented.



Medical communication is not taught adequately in modern medical schools and is allotted a brief curricular space. This curricular time must be widened in order to support communication's central role.
Eduardo
E
Halac
Daniel
D
Quiroga
Josè M
JM
Olmas
Silvina M
SM
Trucchia
D003142:Communication; D003479:Curriculum / Q000592:standards*; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D013337:Students, Medical; D013663:Teaching / Q000639:trends*