The influence of role-modeling on clinical empathy of medical interns: A qualitative study
Journal Title: Journal of Advances in Medical Education and Professionalism - Year 2019, Vol 7, Issue 1
Abstract
Introduction: Clinical empathy ascertains the quality of doctorpatient relationship and entails beneficial outcomes for both parties. Role-modeling is a major factor in promoting clinical empathy skills of medical students. The present study attempted to explain the importance of role-modeling in clinical empathy of medical interns. It was also intended to obtain a better and more profound understanding of the subject based on the experiences of medical interns. Methods: In this qualitative conventional content analysis, semistructured individual interviews were conducted with 14 medical interns and 6 clinical professors. The participants were selected by purposive sampling. All interviews were recorded, transcribed, and analyzed. Trustworthiness, credibility, and confirmability of the data were confirmed. Results: Data analysis led to the emergence of a theme called rolemodeling, and two subcategories: “advertent role-modeling” and “inadvertent role-modeling”. Advertent role-modeling included “influenced by the charismatic personality of professors”, “critique of faculty members’ communicative behaviors with patients”, and “observation of the faculty members’ performance”. Inadvertent role-modeling included “crystallization of human values in communication behaviors” and “compliance with hierarchical behavior”. Conclusion: Role-modeling was the main theme of the present study. To improve clinical empathy skills, particular attention should be paid to role-modeling. Informing clinical professors and medical students on role-modeling, strengthening students’ empathetic behaviors by role model professors, and recruitment of professors with strong communication skills are among the recommended strategies of this study.
Authors and Affiliations
NAHID AHMADIAN YAZDI, SHOALEH BIGDELI, SEYED KAMRAN SOLTANI ARABSHAHI, SAEIDEH GHAFFARIFAR
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- EP ID EP663315
- DOI 10.30476/jamp.2019.41043
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