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Teaching the medical interview: methods and key learning issues in a faculty development course.

David S Hatem¹, Susan V Barrett, Mariana Hewson

¹American Academy on Communication in Healthcare, Chesterfield, MO, USA. hatemd@ummhc.org

Journal of General Internal Medicine

|October 24, 2007

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Area of Science:

Medical Education
Communication Skills Training
Healthcare Professional Development

Background:

The American Academy on Communication in Healthcare (AACH) offers a Faculty Development Course on Teaching the Medical Interview.
This course emphasizes relationship-centered care and learner-centered teaching principles.
The 17th annual course was held in June 1999, attracting a national and international audience of medical faculty.

Purpose of the Study:

To describe the AACH Faculty Development Course on Teaching the Medical Interview.
To report on the outcomes of a single year's course, focusing on participants' perceived skill enhancement.

Main Methods:

A 5-day learner-centered course was delivered to 79 medical faculty.
Participants engaged in plenary sessions, small groups, workshops, and project groups.
A retrospective pre-post assessment using a 7-point Likert scale measured perceived confidence in various skills.

Main Results:

Participants reported increased confidence in interview, clinical, teaching, and self-awareness skills post-course.
After controlling for desirability bias, statistically significant improvements were observed in teaching and self-awareness skills (p < .001).

Conclusions:

The AACH Faculty Development Course effectively utilizes learner-centered methods for experienced medical faculty.
Participants showed the most significant improvement in perceived teaching and self-awareness skills.