ABSTRACT: Design, dissemination, and evaluation of an advanced communication elective at seven U.S. medical schools.
PURPOSE:
To test educational methods that continue communication training into the fourth year of medical school.
METHOD:
The authors disseminated and evaluated an advanced communication elective in seven U.S. medical schools between 2007 and 2009; a total of 9 faculty and 22 fourth-year students participated. The elective emphasized peer learning, practice with real