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Area of Science:

  • Medical Education
  • Graphic Medicine
  • Communication Studies

Background:

  • Effective doctor-patient communication is vital for therapeutic relationships, patient health, and physician satisfaction.
  • Current communication training often lacks patient involvement as co-learners.
  • Graphic stories show potential for improving patient comprehension and self-regulation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore graphic medicine as a novel teaching tool for fostering empathy between physicians and patients.
  • To introduce a colearning model where patients and physicians learn communication skills together using educational comics.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing graphic medicine (comics, stories) within a shared learning environment for physicians and patients.
  • Implementing a colearning approach combining didactic instruction with simulated communication and reflective discussion.
  • Employing educational comics as a medium for shared learning experiences.

Main Results:

  • Graphic medicine facilitated the engendering of empathy between physicians and patients during clinical encounters.
  • The colearning experience using educational comics represents a novel application of the medium in medical education.
  • This approach offers a unique way to enhance mutual understanding in the clinical setting.

Conclusions:

  • Graphic medicine serves as an effective tool for cultivating empathy in doctor-patient relationships.
  • The colearning model using educational comics enhances the shared clinical encounter.
  • This innovative method advances the use of visual storytelling in medical communication training.