Project-based learning approach to increase medical student empathy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15328467 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kyong‐Jee Kim (0000-0002-1936-5128, Department of Medical Education, Dongguk University School of Medicine, Goyang-si, Korea, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1742965-1742965 |
| Publication date | 2020-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Medical Education Online (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1087-2981 • E-ISSN: 1087-2981 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10872981.2020.1742965 |
| PMID | 32197574 |
| OpenAlex | W3012722897 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 17 |
This study investigated the impact of empathy training on medical students using a project-based learning approach on the development of their empathic abilities. Study participants were Year 2 students in the six-year medical program, to whom a one credit-hour course on empathic communication was offered over a semester. In this course, students worked on collaborative team projects in which they were asked to interview a person and to report the empathy that they shared with the interviewee. Development in student empathy was measured using the Interpersonal Reactivity Index inventory in a pre- and post-test format over the semester and their reflective reports were qualitatively analyzed to identify emerging themes on the lessons they learned from the project experience. A total of 45 students completed the questionnaires (a 97.8% response rate). Students' overall empathy scores did not change over time (t = 1.943, p = .06). Still, students with lower empathy in the pre-test improved significantly in their empathy scores (t = 3.44, p < .01). Students reported that the empathy project was beneficial in improving their understanding of empathy and enhancing their empathic communication skills. This study shows the project-based learning approach was effective in developing medical student empathy especially for those with lower empathy
Empathy · Interpersonal communication · Interpersonal Reactivity Index · Medical education · Perspective-taking · Test (biology · Empathy and Medical Education · Innovations in Medical Education · Medicine · Problem and Project Based Learning · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 1.33 |
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| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |