Assessment of Clinical Empathy Among Medical Students Using the Jefferson Scale of Empathy-Student Version

By: Shahid H. Mirani, Noor A. Shaikh, and Amber Tahir
Submitted by: Dan Brown, Emory University

This study was conducted among medical students of Ghulam Muhammad Mahar Medical College, using a self-administered and self-perceived inventory called the Jefferson Scale of Empathy-Student Version. It compared the empathy scores by gender, by year of medical school, and by career preference. Its findings were comparable to similar studies, in that empathy scores decline over the course of medical school. The study concludes that it is “very important that we pay attention to nurture our medical students to have empathy rather than lose it under the stress of academic performance.”

Read the full article in Cureus. here.

Publications Committee Mission: “To bring high quality reporting of current research, trends, techniques and information regarding SP methodology and other relevant industry articles to the attention of the membership through the web-based ASPE eNews blog.”

Please provide comments, questions or suggestions about the ASPE eNews Blog here.

Share this post:

Comments on "Assessment of Clinical Empathy Among Medical Students Using the Jefferson Scale of Empathy-Student Version"

Comments 0-5 of 0

Please login to comment