Clinical Empathy in Graduate Medical Education

What is clinical empathy? “Empathy” is defined as the ability to understand the other person's emotions, feelings and reactions and to communicate that understanding to the person 1 effectively. Clinical empathy is then the application of this process of understanding and communicating by a hea...

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Main Author: Muhammad Shahid Shamim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dow University of Health Sciences 2018-08-01
Series:Journal of the Dow University of Health Sciences
Online Access:http://www.jduhs.com/index.php/jduhs/article/view/659
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spelling doaj-9f7c43b86511425683effd70c7cfb8c02020-11-25T03:25:27ZengDow University of Health SciencesJournal of the Dow University of Health Sciences1995-21982410-21802018-08-01122313210.36570/jduhs.2018.2.001659Clinical Empathy in Graduate Medical EducationMuhammad Shahid Shamim0Dow Medical College & Dow Institute of Health Professionals Education, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan,What is clinical empathy? “Empathy” is defined as the ability to understand the other person's emotions, feelings and reactions and to communicate that understanding to the person 1 effectively. Clinical empathy is then the application of this process of understanding and communicating by a healthcare provider in his/her encounters with patients and their caretakers.http://www.jduhs.com/index.php/jduhs/article/view/659
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