Medical students’ attitudes toward communication skills learning: comparison between two groups with and without training [Response to letter]

Roger Ruiz Moral,1,2 Cristina García de Leonardo,1,2 Fernando Caballero Martínez,1,2 Diana Monge Martín1,21Communication Skills Unit, Medical Education Unit, School of Medicine, Francisco de Vitoria University, Madrid, Spain; 2Medical Education Unit, School of Medici...

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Main Authors: Ruiz Moral R, de Leonardo CG, Martínez FC, Martín DM
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dove Medical Press 2019-06-01
Series:Advances in Medical Education and Practice
Online Access:https://www.dovepress.com/medical-students-attitudes-toward-communication-skills-learning-commun-peer-reviewed-article-AMEP
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Summary:Roger Ruiz Moral,1,2 Cristina García de Leonardo,1,2 Fernando Caballero Martínez,1,2 Diana Monge Martín1,21Communication Skills Unit, Medical Education Unit, School of Medicine, Francisco de Vitoria University, Madrid, Spain; 2Medical Education Unit, School of Medicine, Francisco de Vitoria University, Madrid, SpainWe thank von Widekind and Machin for the interest and comments on our work “Medical students’ attitudes towards communication skills learning: comparison between two groups with and without training”. On the whole, we agree with most of their remarks about the methodological limitations of the study and with the value they gave to our study for “ensuring CS is delivered in an effective format”.This is in response to the Letter to the Editor View the original paper by Moral and colleagues
ISSN:1179-7258