Educational Challenges in Training Patient-Centered Communication in Senior Medical Students

Affiliations

¹ Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
² Student Research Committee, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
³ Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, Department of Community Health Nursing, Department of Medical Education, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
⁴ Department of Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.

Lida Jarahi et al. Iran J Med Sci. 2025.

. 2025 Jul 1;50(7):496-497.

doi: 10.30476/ijms.2025.105331.3924. eCollection 2025 Jul.

¹ Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
² Student Research Committee, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
³ Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, Department of Community Health Nursing, Department of Medical Education, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
⁴ Department of Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.

No abstract available

Keywords: Medication adherence; Patient-centered care; Physician-patient relations; Students, medical.

Conflict of interest statement

None declared.

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