Communication skills of medical students: Evaluation of a new communication curriculum at the University of Augsburg

Objectives: Teaching communication skills plays a pivotal role in medical curricula. The aim of this article is to describe and evaluate a new communication curriculum developed at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Augsburg (KomCuA), which was conceptualized by an interdisciplinary team based on recommended quality standards (i.e., helical, integrated, longitudinal).
Methods: A total of 150 medical students enrolled in the 1st, 3rd, and ≥5th semester participated in the study. They completed an online survey (numerical rating scales and validated questionnaires) evaluating their current communication skills, how these developed across the curriculum in terms of quality and self-confidence, and how helpful they considered practicing in small group tutorials with simulated patients. The students’ attitudes towards communication and empathy in the context of medical care were additionally assessed. The students’ responses were compared across semesters using one-way univariate analysi..., , , # Data from: Communication skills of medical students: Evaluation of a new communication curriculum at the University of Augsburg

Zerbini G., Reicherts P., Reicherts M., Roob N., Schneider P., Dankert A., Greiner S., Kadmon M., Lechner V., Roos M., Schimmel M., Strube W., Temizel S., Uhrmacher L. & Kunz M. 2023. Communication skills of medical students: Evaluation of a new communication curriculum at the University of Augsburg. GMS J Med Educ

Data: R script and data used to evaluate a new medical communication curriculum at the University of Augsburg

Corresponding authors:
Dr. Giulia Zerbini, [[e-mail]](mailto:[e-mail])
Prof. Dr. Miriam Kunz, [[e-mail]](mailto:[e-mail])

Department of Medical Psychology and Sociology,
Institute of Theoretical Medicine,
Faculty of Medicine, University of Augsburg
Universittsstrasse 2,
86159 Augsburg

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