Clinical Empathy in Graduate Medical Education

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  • Muhammad Shahid Shamim Professor of Surgery and Health Professionals Education, Dow Medical College & Dow Institute of Health Professionals Education, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan,

Abstract

What is clinical empathy? “Empathy” is defifined as the ability to understand the other person's emotions, feelings and reactions and to communicate that understanding to the person effffectively.1

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Published

2018-08-25

How to Cite

Shahid Shamim, M. . (2018). Clinical Empathy in Graduate Medical Education. Journal of the Dow University of Health Sciences (JDUHS), 12(2), 31–32. Retrieved from https://mail.jduhs.com/index.php/jduhs/article/view/1369

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Vol. 12 No. 2

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Editorial

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