Medical students’ perspectives on learning challenging patient communication through simulated patients: insights mirrored by teachers
Both self-knowledge and medical knowledge are perceived as essential for learning how to manage challenging patient communication. Our findings suggest that the learning of patient communication and medical knowledge should be integrated in the curriculum and reinforced across various settings. Patient simulation is a valuable method for developing self-knowledge and communication skills.
Authors
- Sofie Westling (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5541-8207)
- Mats Lindström (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9430-7318)
- Daniel Lindqvist (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3472-327X)
- Sten Erici (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0667-2521)
- Samuel Edelbring (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1110-0782)
Institutions
- Malmö University (SE)
- Lund University (SE)
- Örebro University (SE)
- United Nations Human Settlements Programme (KE)
- Mälardalen University (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Medical Teacher
- Published
- 2026-01-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/0142159x.2025.2603356
- Primary Topic
- Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00