Clinical communication skills and professionalism education are required from the beginning of medical training - a point of view of family physicians

Abstract Background The Brazilian undergraduate medical course is six years long. As in other countries, a medical residency is not obligatory to practice as a doctor. In this context, this paper aims to clarify what and when competencies in communication and professionalism should be addressed, she...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Camila Ament Giuliani dos Santos Franco, Renato Soleiman Franco, José Mauro Ceratti Lopes, Milton Severo, Maria Amélia Ferreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-03-01
Series:BMC Medical Education
Subjects:
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12909-018-1141-2