Assessment of Communication Skills of First-Year Medical Students, Faculty of Medicine, Suez University
Fawzy, R., Abdelmonem, D., Abdulmajeed, A., Abdelazim, S. (2023). Assessment of Communication Skills of First-Year Medical Students, Faculty of Medicine, Suez University. EKB Journal Management System, 26(8), 0-0. doi: 10.21608/scumj.2023.321891
Rasha M. Fawzy; Doaa K. Abdelmonem; Abdulmajeed A. Abdulmajeed; Samy A. Abdelazim. "Assessment of Communication Skills of First-Year Medical Students, Faculty of Medicine, Suez University". EKB Journal Management System, 26, 8, 2023, 0-0. doi: 10.21608/scumj.2023.321891
Fawzy, R., Abdelmonem, D., Abdulmajeed, A., Abdelazim, S. (2023). 'Assessment of Communication Skills of First-Year Medical Students, Faculty of Medicine, Suez University', EKB Journal Management System, 26(8), pp. 0-0. doi: 10.21608/scumj.2023.321891
Fawzy, R., Abdelmonem, D., Abdulmajeed, A., Abdelazim, S. Assessment of Communication Skills of First-Year Medical Students, Faculty of Medicine, Suez University. EKB Journal Management System, 2023; 26(8): 0-0. doi: 10.21608/scumj.2023.321891

Assessment of Communication Skills of First-Year Medical Students, Faculty of Medicine, Suez University

Suez Canal University Medical Journal
Article 7, Volume 26, Issue 8, August 2023, Page 0-0  XML
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/scumj.2023.321891
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Authors
Rasha M. Fawzy email 1; Doaa K. Abdelmonem2; Abdulmajeed A. Abdulmajeed1; Samy A. Abdelazim1
1Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Suez University, Egypt.
2Department of Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Egypt.
Abstract
Background: Effective communication is one of the most important skills of a physician. Every medical student's future job success depends on their ability to communicate effectively since it increases confidence, enhances rapport, lowers errors, and leads to improved health outcomes.
Aim:To assess the basic communication skills of first-year medical students. Subjects and Methods: It was a cross-sectional descriptive study, conducted in four family medicine units/centers affiliated with the Ministry of Health and Population in the Suez Governorate in which basic clinical communication skills were assessed among a simple random sample of first-year medical students by observing them taking histories from real patients using the Liverpool communication skills assessment scale from December 2019 to February 2020. Results: The study found that the median total communication skills score was (13.5 (IQR: 11-15). The baseline total LCSA score was significantly different across the categories of participants' gender and residence (p= 0.02 and 0.004, respectively). Conclusion:The first-year medical students’ performance was unacceptable. A formal training course on communication skills is needed to be addressed in the curriculum for better performance.
 
Keywords
Assessment; Communication skills; First-year medical students
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