Evolution of Empathy and Emotional Intelligence During a Doctor-patient Relationship Training

"The training programme is composed by:~* 2 lectures (optional)~* 6 supervision sessions by Balint type groups (5 of which are mandatory);~* 5 role-plays (all required);~* 2 OSCE with patient actors (all required). This teaching is initiated by two lectures on the relationship, the awareness, the listening, the empathy, the therapeutic distance, and the personal impacts that affect the relationship.~It included six sessions of Therapeutic Relation Training Groups inspired by the Balint groups. Five role-play sessions are also organized from January to May, the students could play the doctor or the patient. The scenarios are about the following themes: announcement of bad news; accompaniment of chronic disease; management of aggressiveness and hostility; etc. After the role-play, a feedback done by the teacher and the group helps to elaborate what has happened. Finally, a formative assessment will be made during the Clinical Objective Structured Examination."