TY - JOUR
T1 - Communication skills in a Lebanese Medical School
T2 - From movie theaters to medical classrooms
AU - Saab, Basem Roberto
AU - Usta, Jinan
AU - Major, Stella
AU - Musharrafieh, Umayya
AU - Ashkar, Khalil
PY - 2005/2
Y1 - 2005/2
N2 - Background: Communication skills are widely taught in US medical schools, but in Lebanon, such teaching is in its infancy. Methods: At the American University of Beirut, we piloted a communication skills teaching package using video scenarios in Arabic. A total of 150 second-year medical students addressed eight communication issues in a 3-hour multi-method workshop that included watching and discussing video clips and role-playing. Results: Students evaluated the sessions positively for relevancy, quality of video clips, teaching methods, and usefulness for future practice. Conclusions: This interactive, role-playing workshop proved highly acceptable to Arab students and has been permanently incorporated into the curriculum.
AB - Background: Communication skills are widely taught in US medical schools, but in Lebanon, such teaching is in its infancy. Methods: At the American University of Beirut, we piloted a communication skills teaching package using video scenarios in Arabic. A total of 150 second-year medical students addressed eight communication issues in a 3-hour multi-method workshop that included watching and discussing video clips and role-playing. Results: Students evaluated the sessions positively for relevancy, quality of video clips, teaching methods, and usefulness for future practice. Conclusions: This interactive, role-playing workshop proved highly acceptable to Arab students and has been permanently incorporated into the curriculum.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 15690245
AN - SCOPUS:13444259499
SN - 0742-3225
VL - 37
SP - 90
EP - 92
JO - Family medicine
JF - Family medicine
IS - 2
ER -