Background: Patient-centered communication has been associated with positive patient outcomes such as improved patient understanding and adherence to therapy. Teaching patient-centered care (PCC) and communication throughout a hospital stay, with an emphasis on understanding each patient’s perspective and circumstances, is a focus on one of four general inpatient medicine services at our hospital. We did [...]

Background: Patient-centered communication, defined as delivering information simply and accurately, is a critical component of health literacy. However, curricula to teach patient-centered communication are not standardized in medical school or residency.  The objective of this study was to evaluate whether a brief educational session can improve the use of patient-centered communication among medical students and [...]