Effectiveness of a Medical English Course on Communication Abilities of Graduate Medical Students

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作者：

Amengual O. ^{[1
]}

Oku K. ^{[1
]}

Murakami M. ^{[2
]}

Anwar D. ^{[1
]}

Jego E.H. ^{[3
]}

Bohgaki T. ^{[1
]}

Horita T. ^{[1
]}

Atsumi T. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Division of Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Nephrology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, N15 W7, Kita-ku, Sapporo

[2] International Relations Office, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo

[3] Division of Medical Education Planning and Development, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo

来源：

Medical Science Educator | 2017年 / 27卷 / 2期

基金：

日本学术振兴会;

关键词：

Communication skills; Medical education research; Postgraduate;

D O I：

10.1007/s40670-017-0372-x

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摘要：

Background: Communication proficiency is essential in medicine, and English is an important communication tool. Teaching, learning, and developing communicative competence in English are becoming a prominent part of educational programs at medical schools all across Japan. Aim: This study aimed to assess the effects of a medical English course (MEC) on communicative competence in young doctors. Methods: Japanese graduate students in the doctoral program at the Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine attended a compulsory MEC for at least 1 year. Students’ self-confidence scores in performing various communicative tasks, either in English or Japanese, were rated using visual analogue scales (VAS) at the beginning and end of the MEC. Other graduate medical students enrolled in the same doctoral program, but who did not attend the MEC, participated as the control group. Results: Thirty-one students joined the MEC. Statistically significant improvements were observed in the students’ self-confidence in performing the evaluated communicative tasks following participation in the MEC. No improvements were observed in the control group. Conclusion: The results from this study suggest that the inclusion of this MEC in graduate medical education helped the students to communicate more effectively and may contribute to the enhancement of young doctors’ self-confidence levels for communicative competence. © 2017, International Association of Medical Science Educators.

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页码：209 / 216

页数：7

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