Empathy as a learning objective in medical education: using phenomenology of learning theory to explore medical students’ learning processes

Abstract Background Clinical empathy has been associated with a range of positive patient- and clinician outcomes. Educating medical students to become empathic physicians has in recent years become a clearly pronounced learning objective in medical education in many countries worldwide. Research kn...

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Main Authors: Elisabeth Assing Hvidt, Anne Ulsø, Cecilie Valentin Thorngreen, Jens Søndergaard, Christina Maar Andersen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-08-01
Series:BMC Medical Education
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-022-03696-x