Small Animals Veterinary Practice: the Importance of Communication Skills in Veterinary Students
Keywords:
Communication, communication skills, students, veterinary medicine
Abstract
The current veterinary curriculum emphasizes the importance of technical skills without addressing nontechnical skills such as empathy, leadership, and effective communication. Due to the known influence of communication skills within the professional development, teaching these communication skills to veterinary students could be of utmost importance. This paper presents a didactic and experiential training developed with 45 veterinary students of the Complutense University of Madrid. The results reinforce the importance of communication skills in veterinary medicine and the necessity of incorporate nontechnical competences into the curricula of veterinary schools.Downloads
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2013-05-08
How to Cite
García-Sancho Téllez M., Villaescusa Fernández A., Rodríguez Franco F. y Sainz Rodríguez Á. (2013). Small Animals Veterinary Practice: the Importance of Communication Skills in Veterinary Students. Estudios sobre el Mensaje Periodístico, 19, 213-221. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_ESMP.2013.v19.42027
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