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Evaluation of Medical Interviewing: Concepts and Principles

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The Medical Interview

Part of the book series: Frontiers of Primary Care ((PRIMARY))

Abstract

This chapter focuses on methods of evaluating physicians’ communication skills in the clinical interview. The first section presents a general model of program evaluation methods and provides an example drawn from a medical interviewing course. The next section reviews several types of evaluation measurements and discusses selected examples that have been tested and reported. The final section of the chapter comments on future directions for evaluation research in this area.

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  1. J. Gregory Carroll
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Medicine, Division of Primary Care, New York University Medical Center, 550 First Avenue, 10016, New York, USA

    Mack Lipkin Jr. M.D.

  2. American Academy on Physician and Patient, 550 First Avenue, 10016, New York, USA

    Mack Lipkin Jr. M.D.

  3. East Boston Neighborhood Health Center, 10 Grove Street, 02128, East Boston, MA, USA

    Samuel M. Putnam M.D.

  4. University of Massachusetts Medical Center, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, USA

    Aaron Lazare M.D.

  5. Miles Institute for Health Care Communication, 06516, West Haven, CT, USA

    J. Gregory Carroll Jr. Ph.D.

  6. New York University Medical Center, 550 First Avenue, 10016, New York, NY, USA

    J. Gregory Carroll Jr. Ph.D.

  7. University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, 14642, Rochester, NY, USA

    Richard M. Frankel Ph.D.

  8. Residency Program in Internal Medicine, Highland Hospital of Rochester, 14620, Rochester, NY, USA

    Richard M. Frankel Ph.D.

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© 1995 Mack Lipkin Jr. M.D.

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Carroll, J.G. (1995). Evaluation of Medical Interviewing: Concepts and Principles. In: Lipkin, M., Putnam, S.M., Lazare, A., Carroll, J.G., Frankel, R.M. (eds) The Medical Interview. Frontiers of Primary Care. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-2488-4_38

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  • Online ISBN: 978-1-4612-2488-4

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