Endocrine and psychological stress response in simulated doctor-patient interactions in medical education

Simulated patient-doctor interviews are an important didactic tool in the education of medical students (Cleland et al., 2009). They allow training of elementary skills for establishing a good patient-physician relationship and for dealing with demanding doctor-patient interactions like breaking bad news. Thereby, medical curricula throughout the world include such simulation trainings (Anderson et al., 1994;Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), 1998; Fr öhmel et al., 2007; Härtl et al., 2011; Kruppa et al., 2009) and they are often considered to be indispensable for adequate medical training.

Source: Psychoneuroendocrinology - September 21, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Renate Deinzer, Stephanie Kiupel, Ulrike Weik Source Type: research