Evaluation of Empathy Among Korean Medical Students: A Cross-Sectional Study Using the Korean Version of the Jefferson Scale of Physician Empathy

Empathy is an essential element of physician professionalism. Thus, proper evaluation and education of empathy in medical students is important for medical education.This study was conducted to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Korean Student-Version of the Jefferson Scale of Physician Empathy (JSPE-S).The scale was completed cross-sectionally by 493 medical students at Seoul National University College of Medicine in Korea.Item-total...