[Pre-graduate training program in interviewing children in pediatric departments at the Rigshospitalet and Amager...

The study describes a training program in interviewing children at the Departments of Pediatrics, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet and Amager Hospital, Faculty of Health, University of Copenhagen and evaluates the training sessions. The students' self-assessment ratings were summarized and compared using Mann-Whitney U test. Most students rated their learning outcome in interviewing children high. In conclusion, training of medical students in interviewing skills in a clinical department of pediatrics is feasible, although time consuming.