Stability of empathy among undergraduate medical students: A longitudinal study at one UK medical school

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Empathy is important to patient care. The prevailing view is that empathy declines during university medical education. The significance of that decline has been debated.</p> <p>This paper reports the findings in respect...

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Main Authors: Benson John A, Wood Diana F, Parker Richard A, Quince Thelma A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-10-01
Series:BMC Medical Education
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6920/11/90