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Medical students as role-playing patients : a model for teaching personality styles in the medical setting
1Medical Student Education, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), CA, 94143, USA.
Abstract:
"Personality Styles in the Medical Setting," a seminar at the University of California San Francisco School of Medicine during the third-year psychiatric clerkship, has proved efficient, educational, and enjoyable for students and instructor. The seminar teaches an approach to ivorking with a variety of patient personality styles in medical settings. Students role-play patients and doctors during simulated medical interviews, using special Patient Profile Sheets as guidelines for specific personality styles. In postinterview discussions, the students learn a process for gaining insight into the patient's behavior and the doctor's common reactions. A Doctor Review Sheet summarizes effective ways to work with that personality type to achieve a good doctor-patient relationship that will ultimately contribute to better medical care.
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