Unfolding the empathic insights and tendencies among medical students of two gulf institutions using interpersonal reactivity index
Our study unveiled intricate patterns in empathy development among medical students across years and genders at RCSI-MUB and UoS. These congruences and dissimilarities in empathy scores signal a subjective understanding of empathy by medical students. The disparities in understanding may encourage medical educators to embed empathy in standard medical curricula for better healthcare outcomes.
Authors
- Salman Yousuf Guraya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5183-023X)
- Heba Awad Al Khalaf
- Shaista Salman Guraya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2903-8697)
- Mohammad Jasem Hani
- Prianna Menezes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5712-3269)
- Sara Anjum Niinuma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-1439-0682)
- Alfred Nicholson
- Bincy Mathew (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1005-3467)
- Khadeja Alrefaie
- Zeinab Yaareb Mosleh Al-Rawi
- Sornali Rani Roy
- Z. Hussain
- Haniya Habib
Institutions
- Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland - Bahrain (BH)
- University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (GB)
- University of Sharjah (AE)
- Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences (AE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Medical Education
- Published
- 2024-09-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-024-05921-1
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Empathy and Medical Education
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.77