Medical Students’ Experiences and Outcomes Using a Virtual Human Simulation to Improve Communication Skills: Mixed Methods Study

BackgroundAttending to the wide range of communication behaviors that convey empathy is an important but often underemphasized concept to reduce errors in care, improve patient satisfaction, and improve cancer patient outcomes. A virtual human (VH)–based simulation, MPathic-V...

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Main Authors: Guetterman, Timothy C, Sakakibara, Rae, Baireddy, Srikar, Kron, Frederick W, Scerbo, Mark W, Cleary, James F, Fetters, Michael D
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JMIR Publications 2019-11-01
Series:Journal of Medical Internet Research
Online Access:http://www.jmir.org/2019/11/e15459/