| Title |
Comparative cross-sectional study of empathy among first year and final year medical students in Jimma University, Ethiopia: Steady state of the heart and opening of the eyes
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Medical Education, May 2012
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| DOI | 10.1186/1472-6920-12-34 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Sandra Dehning, Eshetu Girma, Sarah Gasperi, Sebastian Meyer, Markos Tesfaye, Matthias Siebeck |
| Abstract |
There is general consent that empathy is crucial for the physician-patient relationship and thus an important issue in medical education. This comparative study was designed to examine the differences in empathy between first year and final year medical students in Jimma University, Ethiopia. |
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| Australia | 1 | 33% |
| Canada | 1 | 33% |
| Unknown | 1 | 33% |
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| Members of the public | 2 | 67% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 33% |
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| Germany | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 135 | 99% |
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| Student > Bachelor | 26 | 19% |
| Researcher | 20 | 15% |
| Student > Master | 17 | 13% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 9 | 7% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 7 | 5% |
| Other | 30 | 22% |
| Unknown | 27 | 20% |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 48 | 35% |
| Psychology | 17 | 13% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 9 | 7% |
| Social Sciences | 9 | 7% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 4 | 3% |
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