Physicians interact with many patients on a daily basis, which requires a dose of empathy and the ability to build up a connection with each and every patient. So, medical schools look for a prospective applicant’s who has an ability to connect with others even during difficult times. Medical schools focus on the potentiality of the applicant on how he/she understands a situation and navigate it. Medical school admissions commission determine this skill through patient-based scenarios.
They present a patient and ask him/her to navigate the situation or he/she may interact with an actor playing the role of standardized patient. Five important strategies to connect with patients: 1. Listen When a patient visits a physician, he/she always starts to say his situation. It is a good idea to give patients the opportunity to open up to speak and be heard, particularly in distress situation.…
