The Devil is in the Third Year: A Longitudinal Study of Erosion of Empathy in Medical School

Volume: 84, Issue: 9, Pages: 1182 - 1191
Published: Sep 1, 2009
Abstract
Purpose This longitudinal study was designed to examine changes in medical students’ empathy during medical school and to determine when the most significant changes occur. Method Four hundred fifty-six students who entered Jefferson Medical College in 2002 (n 227) and 2004 (n 229) completed the Jefferson Scale of Physician Empathy at five different times: at entry into medical school on orientation day and subsequently at the end of each...
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Title
The Devil is in the Third Year: A Longitudinal Study of Erosion of Empathy in Medical School
Published Date
Sep 1, 2009
Volume
84
Issue
9
Pages
1182 - 1191
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