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  • Medical Education
  • Physician Empathy
  • Internal Medicine Residency Programs

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  • Empathy is crucial in patient care and medical education.
  • Research indicates a decline in physician empathy with increased years of medical training in academic settings.
  • This study investigates empathy trends in a community-based internal medicine residency program.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess empathy levels among residents in a community-based internal medicine training program.
  • To test the hypothesis that empathy does not decrease with training years in this program.
  • To identify factors influencing empathy levels during residency.

Main Methods:

  • A cross-sectional, observational study design was employed.
  • The Jefferson Scale of Physician Empathy was administered to 22 resident physicians (PGY0-PGY3).
  • Data were collected between May and October 2013 from eligible residents.

Main Results:

  • A response rate of 45% (22/48 residents) was achieved.
  • Mean empathy scores varied across training years, with PGY3 residents scoring highest (124.0).
  • A statistically significant increase in empathy was found between incoming residents and PGY3 residents.

Conclusions:

  • Empathy levels in this internal medicine residency program were associated with higher scores at the end of training.
  • Targeted curricula, including behavioral science and geriatric medicine, may contribute to sustained or increased empathy.
  • Findings contrast with trends observed in academic medical centers, suggesting program-specific factors are influential.