The impact of Balint Groups on empathy and patient-centeredness in Brazilian medical students: a prospective pre-post interventional study
Balint Groups significantly improved empathy and patient-centeredness among Brazilian medical students. These findings suggest that Balint Groups are an effective educational strategy to enhance relational skills in medical training, potentially leading to more humanized and empathetic healthcare professionals.
Authors
- Jéssica Rodrigues Borges Leão (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5329-8021)
- Iolanda de Fátima Lopes Calvo Tibério
Institutions
- Universidade de São Paulo (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Medical Education
- Published
- 2026-02-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-025-08540-6
- Primary Topic
- Empathy and Medical Education
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00