Application of Mini-Clinical Evaluation Exercise in the training of patient-doctor communication ability of interns in department of neurology / 中华医学教育探索杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the application effect of Mini-Clinical Evaluation Exercise(Mini-CEX)in the training of patient-doctor communication ability of interns in department of neurology.Methods A total of 60 clinical interns who received practice teaching in Department of Neurology in The Third Affiliated Hospital of Army Medical University from January 2016 to June 2017 were selected,and a questionnaire survey on the communication barriers between patients and doctors was performed on admission to analyze the main causes of these barriers.The Mini-CEX was used for communication ability training of interns,and its application effect was evaluated.Results At the end of training(one month later),the number of patient-doctor communication,completeness of medical history collection,physical examination kills and the median and pass rate of patient satisfaction of interns were significantly improved,as compared with before(P＜0.05),and the degree of satisfaction with Mini-CEX reached above 95％among the teachers and clinical interns.Conclusion Mini-CEX for communication ability training can improve the patient-doctor communication ability of interns in department of neurology.Mini-CEX also has a certain teaching effect and thus holds promise for application in practice teaching.